- collective\ farm
- nounA large government-run farm made by combining many small farms.
The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
collective\ farm
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collective farm — ► NOUN ▪ a jointly operated amalgamation of several smallholdings, especially one owned by the state … English terms dictionary
collective farm — noun a farm operated collectively • Hypernyms: ↑collective • Hyponyms: ↑kibbutz, ↑kolkhoz * * * noun, pl ⋯ farms [count] : a farm that is run by several farmers and controlled by the government * * * colˌlective ˈfarm [collective farm … Useful english dictionary
collective farm — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms collective farm : singular collective farm plural collective farms a farm that is run by the people who work there but is owned by the government … English dictionary
collective farm — Synonyms and related words: arable land, barnyard, barton, cattle ranch, chicken farm, collectivism, collectivity, collegiality, common ownership, communal effort, communion, communism, community, cooperation, cooperative society, cotton… … Moby Thesaurus
collective farm — (esp. in the Soviet Union) a farm, or a number of farms organized as a unit, worked by a community under the supervision of the state. [1915 20] * * * Russian kolkhoz. In the former Soviet Union, a cooperative agricultural enterprise operated on… … Universalium
collective farm — {n.} A large government run farm made by combining many small farms. * /The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
collective farm — {n.} A large government run farm made by combining many small farms. * /The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
collective farm — col.lective farm n a large farm that is owned by the government and controlled by the farm workers … Dictionary of contemporary English
collective farm — noun (C) a large farm that is owned by the government and controlled by the farm workers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
collective farm — collec′tive farm′ n. gov (esp. in Communist countries) a farm, or a number of farms organized as a unit, worked by a community under the supervision of the state • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
