sovkhoz
[ sov-kawz ]
/ ˈsɒv kɔz /
noun, plural sov·kho·zy [sov-kaw-zee] /ˈsɒv kɔ zi/, sov·khoz, sov·khoz·es.
(in the former U.S.S.R) a state-owned wage-paying farm.
Words nearby sovkhoz
sovietism,
sovietize,
sovietologist,
sovietology,
soviets,
sovkhoz,
sovran,
sow,
sow bug,
sow one's wild oats,
sow thistle
British Dictionary definitions for sovkhoz
sovkhoz
/ (sɒfˈkɒz, Russian safˈxɔs) /
noun pl or sovkhozy (sɒfˈkɒzɪ, Russian safˈxɔzi)
(in the former Soviet Union) a large mechanized farm owned by the state
Word Origin for sovkhoz
C20: Russian, from
sovetskoe khozyaistvo soviet economy