sovkhoze

French

Etymology

From Russian совхо́з (sovxóz), abbreviation of советское хозяйство (sovetskoje xozjajstvo, “soviet farm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔv.koz/
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Noun

sovkhoze m (plural sovkhozes)

sovkhoz, state farm in Soviet Russia
À la chute de l'Union soviétique en 1990, le pays comptait 25 500 fermes : 45 % de sovkhozes et 55 % de kolkhozes.

Derived terms

sovkhozien

Further reading

“sovkhoze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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