KGB

English

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Etymology 1

From Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Комите́т госуда́рственной безопа́сности (Komitét gosudárstvennoj bezopásnosti, “State Security Committee”) and acronymization.

Proper noun

KGB

  1. the former Soviet State Security Committee.
  2. the current Belarusian security service.
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Noun

KGB (plural KGBs)

  1. (electronics) Known good board.
Translations

French

Etymology

From Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Komitét Gosudárstvennoj Bezopásnosti and acronymization.

Proper noun

KGB m

  1. KGB (the former Soviet State Security Committee)

Portuguese

Proper noun

KGB f

  1. KGB (Russian secret police)

Slovak

Etymology

From Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Komitét Gosudárstvennoj Bezopásnosti and acronymization.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː ɡɛː bɛː/

Proper noun

KGB n

  1. KGB (the former Soviet State Security Committee)

Further reading
  • KGB in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

KGB m

  1. KGB (soviet KGB)
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