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BERIA

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Overview

BERIA (noun)
  The noun BERIA has 1 sense:

1. Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)play

  Familiarity information: BERIA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BERIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Beria; Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria

Instance hypernyms:

captain; police captain; police chief (a policeman in charge of a precinct)


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