<![CDATA[Cheka]]>An organization under the Soviet regime for the investigation of counter-revolutionary activities. It executed many real and alleged enemies of Lenins regime from its formation in 1917 until 1922, when it was replaced by the OGPU.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/124615/chekaRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 05:23:53 GMTThu, 31 Oct 2019 06:30:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Cheka on Sun, 26 Dec 2021 23:34:03 GMT]]>1 Cheka pronounced [Chayka]:

Russian acronym tɕɛ.ˈka Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya, Extraordinary Commission : first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations. It was created by a decree issued on December 20, 1917, by [Vladimir Lenin].

Swahili verbtɕɛ.ˈka means to laugh. Eg Cheka kidogo = laugh a little

2 Cheka pronounced [Cheeka] or Chika

Filipino word: means gossip

Japanese name f. chi ka: means a thousand summers or a thousand songs

Igbo name m. and f. (Nigeria and Sierra Leone): means God is the greatest/God is great

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/253368https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/253368Sun, 26 Dec 2021 23:34:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cheka on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:03:29 GMT]]>In [the Soviet Union], the state secret-police organization (1917–[22]), succeeded by the [GPU].

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