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sovkhoz
(sov|khoz)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɒvkɒz, sʌvˈkɔːz/
noun
(
plural ,
sovkhozes
/ˈsɒvkɒzɪz, sʌvˈkɔːzɪz/, or
sovkhozy
/ˈsɒvkɒzi, sʌvˈkɔːzi/
)
a state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union.
Origin:
Russian, from
sov(etskoe) khoz(yaĭstvo
) 'Soviet farm'
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