noun
also kol·koz or kol·khos (ˌ)kəlˈkȯz, kȯl-, käl-, -ȯs
( plural kolkho·zy -ȯzē ; or kolkhozes )
Etymology: Russian kolkhoz, short for kollektivnoe khozyaĭstvo collective farm, from kollektivnoe (neuter of kollektivnyĭ collective) + khozyaĭstvo household, economy, farm
1. : a collective farm of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2. : a system of collectivized agriculture based on the kolkhoz and developed or enforced especially among satellite countries