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Spetznaz

Spetznaz is the alternative form of Spetsnaz.

Meaning of Spetsnaz

Noun

Spetsnaz pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Special forces in Russia and other post-Soviet states.
    • In the summer of 2014, at least thirteen BTGs and elements of five SPETSNAZ units were poised on the Ukrainian border.³⁶2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 42

Questions about Spetznaz

What is Spetznaz the alternative form of?
Spetznaz is the alternative form of Spetsnaz.

Words near Spetznaz in the dictionary

  1. spetted
  2. spetting
  3. spettle
  4. spetum
  5. spetums
  6. Spetznaz
  7. speuchan
  8. speuchans
  9. Spevak
  10. Spevaks
  11. spew

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