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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English KGB,[1] from Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Комите́т госуда́рственной безопа́сности (Komitét gosudárstvennoj bezopásnosti, “State Security Committee”) and acronymization.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ケージービー • (Kējībī)
- the KGB
Usage notes
- Less commonly used than the Russian-derived term カーゲーベー (Kāgēbē).
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