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kolkhoz

/kəlˈkɒz/ noun

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  1. A collective farm owned by the communist state.

Origin

From Russian колхо́з (kolxóz), contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство (kollektívnoje xozjájstvo, “collective farm, household”).

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