"Spetsnaz" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Russian спецна́з (specnáz), abbreviation of войска́ специа́льного назначе́ния (vojská speciálʹnovo naznačénija, “special purpose forces/troops”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|спецна́з}} Russian спецна́з (specnáz) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Spetsnaz pl (plural only)
  1. Special forces in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Wikipedia link: Spetsnaz Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Military Categories (place): Russia Synonyms: Spetznaz Translations (post-Soviet special forces): սպեցնազ (specʻnaz) (Armenian), спецна́з (spjecnáz) [masculine] (Belarusian), 斯佩茨納茲 /斯佩茨纳兹 (sīpèicínàzī) (Chinese Mandarin), Venäjän armeijan erikoisjoukot [plural] (Finnish), spetsnaz-joukot [plural] (Finnish), spetsnaz [plural] (French), Speznas [feminine, plural] (German), スペツナズ (supetsunazu) (Japanese), спецна́з (specnáz) [masculine] (Russian), спецна́з (specnáz) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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