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sovnarkhoz

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: саўнарга́с (sawnarhás) — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Czech: sovnarchoz — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Dutch: sovnarchoz — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • French: sovnarkhoze — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • German: Sownarchos — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Marathi: सोव्हनारखोझ (sovhanārkhojh) — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Polish: sownarchoz — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Russian: совнархо́з (sovnarxóz) — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Russian: СНХ (SNX) — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Spanish: sovnarjoz — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)
  • Ukrainian: раднарго́сп (radnarhósp) — a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)