silence camp

English

Etymology

So called because inmates were allowed no contact with the outer world.

Noun

silence camp (plural silence camps)

(historical) Any of the NKVD special camps in Germany 1945–49.

Translations

any of the NKVD special camps

German: Schweigelager

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