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sovkhoz

noun sov·khoz \ säf-ˈkȯz , -ˈkȯs \

Definition of sovkhoz

plural sovkhozy play \säf-ˈkȯ-zē\ or sovkhozes
: a state-owned farm of the U.S.S.R. paying wages to the workers

Origin and Etymology of sovkhoz

Russian, short for sovetskoe khozyaĭstvo soviet farm

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