See midfielder on Wiktionary
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"word": "médio"
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"word": "полузащи́тник"
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"word": "cluicheadair-meadhain"
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"sense": "player",
"word": "orta saha oyuncusu"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"roman": "pivzaxýsnyk",
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