- union workhouse
- [,juːnjən'wəːkhaus]
ист.рабо́тный дом, подчиня́вшийся одному́ из сою́зов, со́зданных по Зако́ну о бе́дных [Poor Law]
English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.
union workhouse
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