This street is named after the Cheka, the forerunner of the KGB.
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Cheka
//ˈtʃɛkə//
Synonyms for "cheka" (14 found)
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Related words (7)
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21 translations across 18 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- НК name (Soviet security organization)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 契卡 name (Soviet security organization)
Czech
1 entries- Čeka name (Soviet security organization)
Danish
1 entries- Tjeka name (Soviet security organization)
Estonian
1 entries- Tšekaa name (Soviet security organization)
Finnish
2 entries- Tsheka name (Soviet security organization)
- Tšeka name (Soviet security organization)
French
1 entries- Tchéka name (Soviet security organization)
Georgian
1 entries- ჩეკა name (Soviet security organization)
German
1 entries- Tscheka name (Soviet security organization)
Japanese
1 entries- チェーカー name (Soviet security organization)
Korean
1 entries- 체카 name (Soviet security organization)
Norwegian
1 entries- tsjeka name (Soviet security organization)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Tsjeka name (Soviet security organization)
Polish
1 entries- Czeka name (Soviet security organization)
Russian
3 entries- ВЧК name (Soviet security organization)
- ЧК name (Soviet security organization)
- Чека́ name (Soviet security organization)
Swedish
1 entries- tjeka name (Soviet security organization)
Ukrainian
1 entries- НК name (Soviet security organization)
Yiddish
1 entries- טשעקאַ name (Soviet security organization)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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 […]
Source: wiktionary
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