English Explanatory Dictionary

katorga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Penal servitude in a Russian or Soviet labour camp.
  2. A tsarist or Soviet labour camp.

Word forms

katorga katorgas

Etymology

From Russian ка́торга (kátorga, “penal servitude”).

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