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ЗК

other word typevery rarely used word (top 60,000)
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    convict (esp. in a labor camp)

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    prisoner (colloquial), inmate

Usage info

The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.

Related words

  • зек

    convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 

  • зэк

    convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 

  • ЗеКа́

    convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 

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  • Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
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  • Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation and usage info 4 years ago.

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