Sovkhoz

Origin

From Russian совхоз, abbreviation of советское хозяйство (sovetskoye khozyaystvo, "soviet farm").

Full definition of sovkhoz

Noun

1. state farm in Soviet RussiaThe average size of a sovkhoz was 15,300 hectares (153 km²), nearly three times the average kolkhoz (5,900 hectares or 59 km² in 1990.