"NKVD" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-us-NKVD.ogg
Etymology: From the Russian НКВД (NKVD), through phonetic spelling of Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних де́л (Naródnyj komissariát vnútrennix dél) and the use of acronym. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|НКВД}} Russian НКВД (NKVD) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NKVD
  1. The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs — the Soviet interior ministry known for its secret police, forerunner of the KGB Wikipedia link: NKVD Categories (place): Soviet Union Synonyms: N.K.V.D. Related terms: FSB, KGB, GRU Translations (Soviet NKVD): NKWD [neuter] (Polish), НКВД (NKVD) [masculine] (Russian), НКВС (NKVS) (Ukrainian), Народний комісаріат внутрішніх справ (Narodnyj komisariat vnutrišnix sprav) (Ukrainian), ענקאַוועדע (enkavede) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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