agrogorod

noun

ag·​ro·​go·​rod

ˌa-grō-ˈgȯr-əd

plural -s

: a group of amalgamated collective farms in the U.S.S.R.

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from agro- agro- + gorod city, town

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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