KGB

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Initialism 1.1.1.1 Translations 1.1.1.2 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Initialism 1.2.1.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 3 Slovak 3.1 Abbreviation

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Wikipedia

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From Russian КГБ, through phonetic spelling of Комитет Государственной Безопасности (Komitét Gosudárstvennoj Bezopásnosti), “‘State Security Committee’”) and acronymization.

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Singular KGB

Plural -

KGB

1. the former Soviet State Security Committee.

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• FSB
• NKVD

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KGB (plural KGBs)

1. (electronics) Known good board.

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From the Russian КГБ, through phonetic spelling of Komitét Gosudárstvennoj Bezopásnosti and acronymization.

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KGB (m)

1. KGB (the former Soviet State Security Committee)

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KGB n (pronounced Ká Gé Bé)

non-declinable (i.e., remains the same in all cases)

1. KGB (the former Soviet State Security Committee)