HyperDic: beria

English > 1 sense of the word Beria:
NOUNperson Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich BeriaSoviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin
Beria > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'riyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > Beria: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningSoviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953).
SynonymLavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Instance ofcaptain, police captain, police chiefA policeman in charge of a precinct
SpanishBeria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
CatalanBeria

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