sovnarkhoz

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noun

Any of the regional economic councils of the Soviet Union, which were created in 1957.

OriginRussian совнархо́з →
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Meanings

nounsovnarkhoz (plural sovnarkhozes or sovnarkhozy)

plural sovnarkhozes · plural sovnarkhozy

  1. historicalAny of the regional economic councils of the Soviet Union, which were created in 1957.

Origin

  1. Russianсовнархо́з
  2. Englishsovnarkhoz

From Russian совнархо́з (sovnarxóz), abbreviation of сове́т наро́дного хозя́йства (sovét naródnovo xozjájstva).

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Translations

Czech sovnarchoz
  • sovnarchoza regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
Dutch sovnarchoz
  • sovnarchoza regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
French sovnarkhoze
  • sovnarkhozea regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
German Sownarchos
  • Sownarchosa regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
Polish sownarchoz
  • sownarchoza regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
Russian совнархо́з, СНХ
  • совнархо́з (sovnarxóz)a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • СНХ (SNX)a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
Spanish sovnarjoz
  • sovnarjoza regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
Ukrainian раднарго́сп
  • раднарго́сп (radnarhósp)a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
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APA

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Chicago

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