Cheka

See also: cheka

English

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkə/

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Proper noun

Cheka

1. (historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Derived terms

• Chekist

Translations

Soviet security organization

• Belarusian: НК f (NK)
• Czech: Čeka f
• Danish: Tjeka c
• Estonian: Tšekaa
• Finnish: Tsheka, Tšeka
• French: Tchéka (fr) f
• Georgian: ჩეკა (čeḳa)
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• German: Tscheka f
• Japanese: チェーカー (chēkā)
• Korean: 체카 (cheka)
• Polish: Czeka f
• Russian: ЧК (ru) f (ČK), Чека́ (ru) f (Čeká), ВЧК (ru) f (VČK)
• Swedish: tjeka c
• Ukrainian: НК f (NK)
• Yiddish: טשעקאַ f (tsheka)

Noun

Cheka (plural Chekas)

1. An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
   • 2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War

     Furthermore, in order to eliminate friction between the ECs of soviets and the Chekas in the provinces, Dzerzhinsky was appointed people's commissar of internal affairs […]

Anagrams

• HACEK, Hacek, Háček, akche, hacek, hac̬ek, haĉek, haċek, haček, hecka, hácek, háček