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sheftsvo

sheftsvo noun: in the Soviet Union, a form of patronage where more skilled or advanced workers (such as military troops or a factory) provided assistance and mentoring to the less skilled (such as farmers and construction labourers).

Noun

sheftsvo (uncountable)

  1. (historical) In the Soviet Union, a form of patronage where more skilled or advanced workers (such as military troops or a factory) provided assistance and mentoring to the less skilled (such as farmers and construction labourers).

Origin of sheftsvo

From Russian шефство (šefstvo, “patronage; sponsorship”).

Questions about sheftsvo

What does sheftsvo mean?
Sheftsvo means in the Soviet Union, a form of patronage where more skilled or advanced workers (such as military troops or a factory) provided assistance and mentoring to the less skilled (such as farmers and construction labourers).
What part of speech is sheftsvo?
Sheftsvo is a noun.

Words near sheftsvo in the dictionary

  1. Sheffs
  2. sheftalia
  3. Sheftall
  4. Sheftel
  5. Sheftels
  6. sheftsvo
  7. shegetz
  8. shegetzes
  9. shegoat
  10. shegoats
  11. Shehadeh

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