Definitions for kulakkʊˈlɑk, -ˈlæk; ˈku lɑk, -læk

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ku•lakkʊˈlɑk, -ˈlæk; ˈku lɑk, -læk(n.)

  1. a comparatively wealthy Soviet peasant who, during the Communist drive to collectivize agriculture in 1929–33, was viewed as an oppressor and class enemy.

    Category: Government

Origin of kulak:

1875–80; < Russ kulák (orig.) a miserly person, lit., fist

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  1. kulak(Noun)

    A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.

  2. Origin: 1877. From кулак, from Turkic. Compare also Russian раскулачивание, подкулачник.


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ear(noun)

the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only

Her new hair-style covers her ears.

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