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kolkhoz

noun
kol·​khoz | \ käl-ˈkȯz How to pronounce kolkhoz (audio) , -ˈkȯs How to pronounce kolkhoz (audio) \
plural kolkhozy\ käl-​ˈkȯ-​zē How to pronounce kolkhozy (audio) \ or kolkhozes\ käl-​ˈkȯ-​zəz How to pronounce kolkhozes (audio) \

Definition of kolkhoz

: a collective farm of the former U.S.S.R.

First Known Use of kolkhoz

1921, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kolkhoz

Russian, from kollektivnoe khozyaĭstvo collective farm

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