NKVD

in the U.S.S.R., the government's secret-police organization (1917–30; 1934–46).

Compare Cheka.

Origin of NKVD

From Russian N(aródnyĭ) K(omissariát) V(nútrennikh) D(el) “People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs”

Words nearby NKVD

Nkomo, nkosi, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, Nkrumah, Nkrumah, Kwame, NKVD, NL, N. Lat., NLC, NLD, N.L.F.

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Example sentences from the Web for NKVD

The apartment was given to the chauffeur of Lavrenti Beria, the head of the NKVD.
When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth|Brian Moynahan|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Informers kept the NKVD secret police abreast of what those who defended him said in private conversation.
When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth|Brian Moynahan|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On March 13, 1947, the NKVD arrested Klein, along with fifteen other young Christian Democratic leaders.
UPDATED: David's Bookclub: Iron Curtain|David Frum|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The bodyguards first called the minister of state security, who then called the head of the NKVD.
Did Tito Kill Stalin? A New Book on the Theory|Noah Charney|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for NKVD

NKVD

abbreviation for

(formerly) People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs: the Soviet police and secret police from 1934 to 1943: the police from 1943 to 1946

Word Origin for NKVD

from Russian Narodny komissariat vnutrennikh del People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs

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单词	nkvd
释义	NKVD in the U.S.S.R., the government's secret-police organization (1917–30; 1934–46). Compare Cheka. Origin of NKVD From Russian N(aródnyĭ) K(omissariát) V(nútrennikh) D(el) “People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs” Words nearby NKVD Nkomo, nkosi, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, Nkrumah, Nkrumah, Kwame, NKVD, NL, N. Lat., NLC, NLD, N.L.F. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for NKVD The apartment was given to the chauffeur of Lavrenti Beria, the head of the NKVD. When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth\|Brian Moynahan\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Informers kept the NKVD secret police abreast of what those who defended him said in private conversation. When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth\|Brian Moynahan\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On March 13, 1947, the NKVD arrested Klein, along with fifteen other young Christian Democratic leaders. UPDATED: David's Bookclub: Iron Curtain\|David Frum\|November 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The bodyguards first called the minister of state security, who then called the head of the NKVD. Did Tito Kill Stalin? A New Book on the Theory\|Noah Charney\|July 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for NKVD NKVD abbreviation for (formerly) People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs: the Soviet police and secret police from 1934 to 1943: the police from 1943 to 1946 Word Origin for NKVD from Russian Narodny komissariat vnutrennikh del People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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