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kurkuli

kurkuli is the plural of kurkul.

Meaning of kurkul

Noun

kurkul (plural kurkuls or kurkuli)

  1. (historical) A rich or supposedly rich peasant, targeted during Soviet collectivization, especially in the context of Ukraine or Ukrainians; a kulak.
    • “Kurkuls are our enemy,” he shouted, “and we must exterminate them as a social class. There should be no place for the sharks among the harmless fish,” he added. Then he described the kurkuls as an evil tool of capitalists who were preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.1985, Miron Dolot, Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust, New York: W.W. Norton, →ISBN

Questions about kurkuli

What is kurkuli the plural of?
Kurkuli is the plural of kurkul.

Words near kurkuli in the dictionary

  1. Kurkov
  2. Kurkowski
  3. Kurkowskis
  4. Kurku
  5. kurkul
  6. kurkuli
  7. kurkuls
  8. Kurla
  9. Kurlandic
  10. Kurlansky
  11. Kurlanskys

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