"molotov cocktail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: molotov cocktails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} molotov cocktail (plural molotov cocktails)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Molotov cocktail. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Molotov cocktail
    Sense id: en-molotov_cocktail-en-noun-d3cx2HxY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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