English Explanatory Dictionary

kolhosp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collective farm in the former Soviet Union; a kolkhoz.

Pronunciation

/kolˈhosp/

Word forms

kolhosp kolhosps kolhospy

Etymology

From Ukrainian колго́сп m (kolhósp), plural колго́спи pl (kolhóspy), contraction of Ukrainian колекти́вне господа́рство n (kolektývne hospodárstvo, “collective farm”).

Related words

kolhospnik kolhospnyk kolkhoz radhosp sovkhoz
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