sovkhoz
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English
Etymology
From Russian совхо́з (sovxóz), abbreviation of сове́тское хозя́йство (sovétskoje xozjájstvo, “soviet farm”).
Noun
sovkhoz (plural sovkhozes or sovkhozy)
- 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.)
Translations
soviet state farm
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