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Meaning of "kulak" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KULAK

From Russian: fist, hence, tightfisted person; related to Turkish kol arm.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KULAK

kulak  [ˈkuːlæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KULAK

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kulak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KULAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kulak

Kulaks (Russian: кула́к, tr. kulak, IPA: ( listen); "fist", by extension "tight-fisted"; kurkuls in Ukraine, also used in Russian texts (in Ukrainian contexts) were a category of relatively affluent farmers in the later Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and early Soviet Union. The word kulak originally referred to independent farmers in the Russian Empire who emerged from the peasantry and became wealthy following the Stolypin reform, which began in 1906. The label of kulak was broadened in 1918 to include any peasant who resisted handing over their grain to detachments from Moscow. During 1929-1933, Stalin's leadership of the total campaign to collectivize the peasantry meant that "peasants with a couple of cows or five or six acres more than their neighbors" were being labeled "kulaks". According to the political theory of Marxism–Leninism of the early 20th century, the kulaks were class enemies of the poorer peasants. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin described them as "bloodsuckers, vampires, plunderers of the people and profiteers, who fatten on famine.

Definition of kulak in the English dictionary

The definition of kulak in the dictionary is a member of the class of peasants who became proprietors of their own farms. After the October Revolution the kulaks opposed collectivization of land, but in 1929 Stalin initiated their liquidation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KULAK


alack
əˈlæk
black
blæk
blue-black
ˌblʊˈblæk
bootblack
ˈbuːtˌblæk
clack
klæk
claque
klæk
coal-black
ˈkəʊlˌblæk
eyeblack
ˈaɪˌblæk
flack
flæk
flak
flæk
Kaolack
ˈkɑːəʊˌlæk
lac
læk
lack
læk
lampblack
ˈlæmpˌblæk
plack
plæk
plaque
plæk
Polack
ˈpəʊlæk
Senlac
ˈsɛnlæk
shellac
ʃəˈlæk
slack
slæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KULAK

kufi
Kufic
kufiyah
kugel
kuia
Kuibyshev
Kuiper belt
kukri
kuku
Kuku Nor
kula
kulan
kulfi
Kultur
Kulturkampf
Kulun
Kum
Kumamoto
kumara
kumarahou

WORDS THAT END LIKE KULAK

brak
break
freak
gak
Irak
jak
kayak
leak
mak
oak
outbreak
Pak
peak
Slovak
soak
speak
steak
talak
tilak
weak

Synonyms and antonyms of kulak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kulak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KULAK

Find out the translation of kulak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kulak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kulak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

富农
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kulak
570 millions of speakers

English

kulak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कूलाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكولاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кулак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kulaks
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উনিশ শতিকের রাশিয়ার ধনী কৃষক-জমিদার-মহাজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

koulak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kulak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kulak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

富農
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쿨락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kulak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kulak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குலாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुलाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rus çiftlik sahibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kulak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kulak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кулак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiabur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kulak
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koelak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kulak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kulakken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kulak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KULAK»

The term «kulak» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KULAK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kulak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KULAK»

Discover the use of kulak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kulak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Use Cases: Requirements in Context
This book describes how to gather and define software requirements using a process based on use cases.
Daryl Kulak, Eamonn Guiney, 2012
2
Guide to design criteria for bolted and riveted joints
Since the first edition of this book was published in 1974, numerous international studies on the strength and performance of bolted connections have been conducted, and new specifications for structural joints have been developed by the ...
Geoffrey L. Kulak, John W. Fisher, John H. A. Struik, 1987
3
The Kulak's Daughter
Olga likes little things - especially the tiny apples in the orchard in the spring, or her baby brother's little toes.
Gabriele Goldstone, 2009
4
The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the ...
In fact it is clear that, however defined, the kulak was, as an economic class, no more than a Party construct. As we noted of the War Communism period, and earlier, Lenin had transferred a word from its original meaning to cover an alleged ...
Robert Conquest, 1987
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Peasant Rebels Under Stalin
The kulak, ethereal or corporeal, loomed large in the Communist categorization of the peasantry. The figure of the kulak was the most perfectly formed of all of the class stereotypes of the peasantry. It slid into demonology, carrying the process ...
Lynne Viola, 1999
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Final Solutions: Mass Killing and Genocide in the 20th Century
supposed kulak class background was simply assumed to have rendered them irreconcilably opposed to collectivization. Stalin believed that the experiences of the late 1920s had proven that a certain segment of the peasantry was essentially ...
Benjamin A. Valentino, 2013
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Iconography of Power: Soviet Political Posters Under Lenin ...
various versions, the representation of the priest and the kulak shifts, depending on the subpopulation that is addressed. The label "kulak," literally, "fist" (a reference to tight-fisted practices of the more prosperous peasants who were usurers or ...
Victoria E. Bonnell, 1997
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The Village and the Class War: Anti-Kulak Campaign in Estonia
Anti-Kulak Campaign in Estonia Anu Mai Koll. farms. It was not uncommon, moreover, that people changed their surname to escape guilt by association. The unidentified farms were different from the identified in that the families were more  ...
Anu Mai Koll, 2012
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REVOLUTION ON MY MIND
The Problem of the Kulak Past Podlubny's ambiguous social standing resulted from an unresolved tension in Bolshevik attitudes toward kulak descendants and other class aliens. Throughout the New Economic Policy period, the Soviet state  ...
Jochen Hellbeck, 2006
10
Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: ...
was unpopular in the village for whatever reason might find himself branded a kulak. Where villages were ethnically or religiously divided, for example, between Russians and Ukrainians or Orthodox and Old Believers, one ethnic or religious ...
Sheila Fitzpatrick, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KULAK»

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Longtime Halfmoon farm stand expands to Clifton Park - News …
The new stand at Kulak's will be manned by his wife, Michelle, and open seven days a week. She's planning on remaining open right up to the ... «cnweekly, Jul 15»
2
Longtime Halfmoon farm stand expands to Clifton Park
The new stand at Kulak's will be manned by his wife, Michelle, and open seven days a week. She's planning on remaining open right up to the ... «cnweekly, Jul 15»
3
Diverse performing arts season coming to Wolfville this fall
... trombone, voice; Kevin Fox with voice, cello, guitar; Lori Gemmell on harp, trumpet, piano, voice; Bryce Kulak on piano, voice, accordion; and ... «Kings County Register/Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Colorado Eagles piecing together 2015-16 roster - Loveland …
... Calgary Flames, providing them with productive players such as forward Taylor Vause, defenseman Brett Kulak and netminder Doug Carr. «Loveland Reporter-Herald, Jul 15»
5
Juniata Hosts Academic Conference on Transhumanism
... Fiction as Tranhumanist Genre," by Andrew Kulak, a content consultant and researcher based at Virginia Tech University, in Blacksburg, Va., ... «Juniata College, Jul 15»
6
Pine Lake, Alberta 15 years later
Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Kulak was in his second month on the job when he was sent to respond to the deadly Pine Lake ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
7
Calgary Flames' Sam Bennett taking NHL life in stride
... of just three camp invitees with NHL experience on his resume — right-winger Emile Poirier, with six games played, and blueliner Brett Kulak, ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
8
Several Flames prospects stand out in 2015 summer development …
Brett Kulak was all over the place, and in a very good way. He made his NHL debut in the meaningless regular season finale, and while he's ... «Matchsticks and Gasoline, Jul 15»
9
Ordinance to Vacate Portion of Radel Avenue Remains Tabled …
Ramsey Street resident John Kulak, who has spoken out about the redevelopment and the road vacation in the past, said many residents ... «TAPinto.net, Jul 15»
10
Community news for Glastonbury edition
... Kayla Kirton, Juliana Kulak, Samantha March, Zachary Mendelovici, Mary Mort, Amy Potter, Chiara Rego, Liana Rego, Jenna Scarpantonio, ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kulak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kulak>. Apr 2024 ».
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