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sovkhoz

Syllabification: (sov·khoz)
Pronunciation: /ˈsävˌkôz/
Definition of sovkhoz

noun (plural same, sovkhozes, or sovkhozy /-ˌkôzē/)

  • a state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union.

Origin:

Russian, from sov(etskoe) khoz(yaĭstvo) 'Soviet farm'

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