sovkhoz
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sovkhoz
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From Russian совхо́з (sovxóz), abbreviation of сове́тское хозя́йство (sovétskoje xozjájstvo, “soviet farm”).
noun sovkhozes · 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.)
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Talk about this word "sovkhoz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sovkhoz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sovkhoz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sovkhoz "sovkhoz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sovkhoz.Cite this
@misc{sovkhoz_2026,
title = {sovkhoz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sovkhoz},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}