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sovkhoz
[ sov-kawz ]
noun
, plural sov·kho·zy [sov, -kaw-zee], sov·khoz, sov·khoz·es.
- (in the former U.S.S.R) a state-owned wage-paying farm.
sovkhoz
/ sɒfˈkɒz; safˈxɔs /
noun
- (in the former Soviet Union) a large mechanized farm owned by the state
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sovkhoz1
First recorded in 1920–25; from Russian; blend of sovetskoe khozyaistvo “soviet farm”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sovkhoz1
C20: Russian, from sovetskoe khozyaistvo soviet economy
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