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sovkhoz

noun
sov·khoz | \säf-ˈkȯz, -ˈkȯs\
plural sovkhozy\säf-ˈkȯ-zē \ or sovkhozes

Definition of sovkhoz 

: a state-owned farm of the U.S.S.R. paying wages to the workers

First Known Use of sovkhoz

1921, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for sovkhoz

Russian, short for sovetskoe khozyaĭstvo soviet farm

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