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kurkuls

kurkuls 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 kurkuls

What is kurkuls the plural of?
Kurkuls is the plural of kurkul.

Words near kurkuls in the dictionary

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

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