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sovkhoz

[ sov-kawz ]

noun

, plural sov·kho·zy [sov, -kaw-zee], sov·khoz, sov·khoz·es.
  1. (in the former U.S.S.R) a state-owned wage-paying farm.

sovkhoz

/ sɒfˈkɒz; safˈxɔs /

noun

  1. (in the former Soviet Union) a large mechanized farm owned by the state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sovkhoz1

First recorded in 1920–25; from Russian; blend of sovetskoe khozyaistvo “soviet farm”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sovkhoz1

C20: Russian, from sovetskoe khozyaistvo soviet economy

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