noun
(in the U.S.S.R.) a collective farm.
Origin:
1920–25; < Russian kolkhóz, for kol(lektívnoe) collective + khoz(yáĭstvo) household, farm, economy
1920–25; < Russian kolkhóz, for kol(lektívnoe) collective + khoz(yáĭstvo) household, farm, economy
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kolkhoz, kolkhos or kolkoz (kɒlˈhɔːz, Russian kalˈxɔs, kɒlˈhɔːz, Russian kalˈxɔs, kɒlˈkɔːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a Russian collective farm | |
| [C20: from Russian, short for kollektivnoe khozyaistvo collective farm] | |
| kolkhos, kolkhos or kolkoz | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Russian, short for kollektivnoe khozyaistvo collective farm] | |
| kolkoz, kolkhos or kolkoz | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Russian, short for kollektivnoe khozyaistvo collective farm] | |
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kolkhoz
U.S.S.R. collective farm, 1921, from Rus., contraction of kollektivnoe khozyaistvo "collective farm."
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