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Cheka en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtʃɛkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

Meanings

  1. An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
    • Furthermore, in order to eliminate friction between the ECs of soviets and the Chekas in the provinces, Dzerzhinsky was appointed people's commissar of internal affairs […] 2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War:

Forms

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Tcheka alternative lexicographic
Chekas Number=Plur lexicographic

Cheka en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈtʃɛkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

Meanings

  1. (historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Forms

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Tcheka alternative lexicographic
the Cheka canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

Chekist

Translations (21)

fi Tšeka (Soviet security organization) · ja チェーカー (Soviet security organization) · uk НК (Soviet security organization) · ru ВЧК (Soviet security organization) · et Tšekaa (Soviet security organization) · nn Tsjeka (Soviet security organization) · ru Чека́ (Soviet security organization) · fi Tsheka (Soviet security organization) · ko 체카 (Soviet security organization) · cmn 契卡 (Soviet security organization) · sv tjeka (Soviet security organization) · pl Czeka (Soviet security organization) · cs Čeka (Soviet security organization) · ka ჩეკა (Soviet security organization) · no tsjeka (Soviet security organization) · be НК (Soviet security organization) · fr Tchéka (Soviet security organization) · da Tjeka (Soviet security organization) · ru ЧК (Soviet security organization) · de Tscheka (Soviet security organization) · yi טשעקאַ (Soviet security organization)