Phrase guide

labour camp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of prison where prisoners are obliged to do forced labour, usually outdoors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The labour camps of the old Soviet Union are well described by the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: labor camp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: camp

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَسْكَر عَمَل (muʕaskar ʕamal) — type of prison
  • Arabic: مُعَسْكَر أَشْغَال (muʕaskar ʔašḡāl) — type of prison
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勞改營 /劳改营 (láogǎiyíng) — type of prison
  • Danish: arbejdslejr — type of prison
  • Dutch: arbeidskamp — type of prison
  • Dutch: werkkamp — type of prison
  • Finnish: työleiri — type of prison
  • Finnish: vankileiri — type of prison
  • French: camp de travail — type of prison
  • German: Arbeitslager — type of prison
  • Korean: 노동수용소 (nodongsuyongso) — type of prison
  • Korean: 로동수용소 (rodongsuyongso) — type of prison
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidsleir — type of prison
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidsleir — type of prison
  • Polish: obóz pracy — type of prison
  • Russian: трудово́й ла́герь (trudovój lágerʹ) — type of prison
  • Swedish: arbetsläger — type of prison