BERIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

Synonyms:

Beria; Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

Credits