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kolkhoz

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlkɒz, kʌlkˈhɔːz/

Definition of kolkhoz

noun (plural same or kolkhozes or kolkhozy)

a collective farm in the former Soviet Union.

Origin:

1920s: Russian, from kol(lektivnoe) khoz(yaĭstvo) 'collective farm'

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Kolozsvár
Kolyma
Komandorski Islands

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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