Cheka

See also: cheka

English

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkə/
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Proper noun

Cheka

(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Derived terms

Chekist

Translations

Soviet security organization

Belarusian: НК f (NK)
Czech: Čeka f
Danish: Tjeka c
Estonian: Tšekaa
Finnish: Tsheka, Tšeka
French: Tchéka (fr) f
Georgian: ჩეკა (čeḳa)
German: Tscheka f
Japanese: チェーカー (chēkā)
Korean: 체카 (cheka)
Norwegian: tsjeka
Nynorsk: Tsjeka
Polish: Czeka f
Russian: ЧК (ru) f (ČK), Чека́ (ru) f (Čeká), ВЧК (ru) f (VČK)
Swedish: tjeka c
Ukrainian: НК f (NK)
Yiddish: טשעקאַ‎ f (tsheka)

Noun

Cheka (plural Chekas)

An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
- 2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War
  Furthermore, in order to eliminate friction between the ECs of soviets and the Chekas in the provinces, Dzerzhinsky was appointed people's commissar of internal affairs […]

Anagrams

HACEK, Hacek, Háček, akche, hacek, hac̬ek, haĉek, haċek, haček, hecka, hácek, háček

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