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sovkhoz

sovkhoz noun: a large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.

Noun

sovkhoz (plural sovkhozes or sovkhozy)

  1. A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.
    • The average size of a sovkhoz was 15,300 hectares (153 km²), nearly three times the average kolkhoz (5,900 hectares or 59 km² in 1990.)

sovkhoz meaning in Persian and Vietnamese

sovkhoz in Persian

soviet state farm
سوخوز sovxôz

sovkhoz in Vietnamese

soviet state farm
nông trường quốc doanh

Forms of sovkhoz

pluralsovkhozes
pluralsovkhozy

Origin of sovkhoz

From Russian совхо́з (sovxóz), abbreviation of сове́тское хозя́йство (sovétskoje xozjájstvo, “soviet farm”).

Questions about sovkhoz

What does sovkhoz mean?
Sovkhoz means a large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.
What is sovkhoz in Persian?
Sovkhoz in Persian is سوخوز (sovxôz). See Sovkhoz meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is sovkhoz?
Sovkhoz is a noun.
What is the plural of sovkhoz?
The plural of sovkhoz is sovkhozes.

Words near sovkhoz in the dictionary

  1. sovite
  2. sovites
  3. sovitic
  4. sovkhose
  5. sovkhoses
  6. sovkhoz
  7. sovkhozes
  8. sovkhozy
  9. sovki
  10. sovnarkhoz
  11. sovnarkhozes

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