Cheka

See also: cheka

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkə/

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Proper noun

the Cheka

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

Alternative forms

• Tcheka

Derived terms

• Chekist

Translations

Soviet security organization

• Belarusian: НК f (NK)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 契卡 (Qìkǎ)

• Czech: Čeka f
• Danish: Tjeka c
• Estonian: Tšekaa
• Finnish: Tsheka, Tšeka
• French: Tchéka (fr) f
• Georgian: ჩეკა (čeḳa)
• German: Tscheka f
• Japanese: チェーカー (chēkā)
• Korean: 체카 (cheka)
• Norwegian: tsjeka

  Nynorsk: Tsjeka

• 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