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