НКВД

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Etymology

Initialism of Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних де́л (Naródnyj komissariát vnútrennix dél, People’s Commissariat for Interior Affairs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: эн-ка-вэ-дэ́)

Proper noun

НКВД (NKVDm inan (indeclinable)

  1. NKVD (a forerunner of the KGB)

Derived terms