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kolkhoz

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kol·khoz  (kl-kôz, kl-ôs)
n.
A Soviet collective farm.
[Russian, from kol(lektivnoe) khoz(yastvo) : kollektivnoe, neuter of kollektivny, collective + khozyastvo, economy, household farm.]
kolkhoz, kolkhos [kɒlˈhɔːz (Russian) kalˈxɔs], kolkoz [kɒlˈkɔːz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a Russian collective farm
[from Russian, short for kollektivnoe khozyaistvo collective farm]
Kolkhoz a collective farm in the USSR.
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Noun1.kolkhoz - a collective farm owned by the communist state
collective farm - a farm operated collectively
Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
kolkhoznik - a member of a kolkhoz
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