labour camp

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labour camp

n
1. a penal colony involving forced labour
2. a camp for migratory labourers
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Noun1.labour camp - a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners"
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Translations

labour camp

, (US) labor camp
nArbeitslager nt
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labour camp

labor camp (Am) ncampo di lavoro
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