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Korean

노역장
Meaning: a forced-labor site; a place where people are made to do grueling work
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example

혹한 속에서도 수감자는 매일 노역장으로 끌려갔다.
Even in the bitter cold, the prisoner was taken to the forced-labor site every day.

Usage Notes

Usually refers to a place associated with harsh, exhausting labor, often under coercive conditions; it has a strongly negative tone.

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