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sovkhoz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
sovkhoz
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: совхо́з

Inflected Forms

sovkhozes (plural) sovkhozy (plural)

Questions

What does sovkhoz mean?
A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.
Where does sovkhoz come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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