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Cheka

UK/ˈtʃɛkə/

Cheka proper noun: the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Proper noun

the Cheka

  1. (historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Noun

Cheka (plural Chekas)

  1. An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
    • Furthermore, in order to eliminate friction between the ECs of soviets and the Chekas in the provinces, Dzerzhinsky was appointed people's commissar of internal affairs […]2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War

Forms of Cheka

Proper noun
alternative formTcheka
Noun
pluralChekas

Origin of Cheka

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

Words formed from Cheka

Questions about Cheka

What does Cheka mean?
Cheka means the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.
What part of speech is Cheka?
Cheka can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Cheka?
Cheka is pronounced /ˈtʃɛkə/ (UK).

Words near Cheka in the dictionary

  1. Cheju
  2. chek
  3. Chek Chu
  4. Chek Chue
  5. Chek Hom
  6. Cheka
  7. chekan
  8. chekans
  9. Chekas
  10. Chekenian
  11. Chekenians

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