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Noun [English]

Forms: special military operations [plural]
Etymology: 2022, Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when he said he had "decided to launch a special military operation." Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ru|специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция}} Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija) Head templates: {{en-noun}} special military operation (plural special military operations)
  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, neologism) A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Wikidata QID: Q115134884 Wikipedia link: Vladimir Putin Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, neologism Synonyms: SMO [initialism], SVO [initialism] Related terms: nonwar, police action Translations (a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine): operacion special ushtarak [masculine] (Albanian), عَمَلِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ (ʕamaliyyatun ʕaskariyyatun ḵāṣṣatun) [feminine] (Arabic), հատուկ ռազմական գործողություն (hatuk ṙazmakan gorcoġutʻyun) (Armenian), xüsusi hərbi əməliyyat (Azerbaijani), спецыя́льная вае́нная апера́цыя (spjecyjálʹnaja vajénnaja apjerácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), спецыя́льная вайско́вая апера́цыя (spjecyjálʹnaja vajskóvaja apjerácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), СВО (SVO) [feminine] (Belarusian), বিশেষ সামরিক অভিযান (biśeś śamrik obhijan) (Bengali), специа́лна вое́нна опера́ция (speciálna voénna operácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 特別軍事行動 /特别军事行动 (tèbié jūnshì xíngdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), ятарлӑ ҫар операцийӗ (jat̬arlă ś̬ar op̬eratsijĕ) (Chuvash), ятарлӑ операцийӗ (jat̬arlă op̬eratsijĕ) (Chuvash), ЯҪО (JaŚ̬O) (Chuvash), speciální vojenská operace [feminine] (Czech), særlig militær operation [common-gender] (Danish), speciale militaire operatie [feminine] (Dutch), spetsiaalne sõjaline operatsioon (Estonian), sotilaallinen erikoisoperaatio (Finnish), opération militaire spéciale [feminine] (French), სპეციალური სამხედრო ოპერაცია (sṗecialuri samxedro oṗeracia) (Georgian), Sondermilitäroperation [feminine] (German), Spezial-Militäroperation [feminine] (German), ειδική στρατιωτική επιχείρηση (eidikí stratiotikí epicheírisi) [feminine] (Greek), מבצע צבאי מיוחד (mivtsá ts'va'í m'yukhád) [masculine] (Hebrew), विशिष्ट सैन्य अभियान (viśiṣṭ sainya abhiyān) [masculine] (Hindi), különleges hadművelet (Hungarian), különleges katonai művelet (Hungarian), sértæk hernaðaraðgerð [feminine] (Icelandic), operasi militer khusus (Indonesian), عَمَلِیَّاتِ ویژِهٔ نِظامی (amaliyyât-e viže-ye nezâmi) (Iranian Persian), oibríocht mhíleata speisialta [feminine] (Irish), operazione militare speciale [feminine] (Italian), 特別軍事作戦 (tokubetsu gunji sakusen) (alt: とくべつぐんじさくせん) (Japanese), шишлң цергә керг-үүлдвр (şişlñ tsergä kerg-üüldvr) (Kalmyk), арнайы әскери операция (arnayı äskeriy operacıya) (Kazakh), АӘО (AÄO) (Kazakh), 특수군사작전 (teuksugunsajakjeon) (alt: 特殊軍事作戰) (Korean), атайын аскердик операция (atayın askerdik operatsiya) (Kyrgyz), īpaša militāra operācija [feminine] (Latvian), ypatinga karine operacija [feminine] (Lithuanian), специјална воена операција (specijalna voena operacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), operasi ketenteraan khas (Malay), operazzjoni militari speċjali [feminine] (Maltese), тусгай цэргийн ажиллагаа (tusgaj cergiin ažillagaa) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), militær spesialoperasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), specjalna operacja wojskowa [feminine] (Polish), operațiune militară specială [feminine] (Romanian), специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija) [feminine] (Russian), спецопера́ция (specoperácija) [feminine] (Russian), СВО (SVO) [feminine] (Russian), специјална војна операција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), specijalna vojna operacija [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), špeciálna vojenská operácia [feminine] (Slovak), posebna vojaška operacija [feminine] (Slovene), operación militar especial [feminine] (Spanish), militär specialoperation [common-gender] (Swedish), espesyal na operasyong militar (Tagalog), амалиёти махсуси низомӣ (amaliyot-i maxsus-i nizomi) (Tajik), ปฏิบัติการพิเศษทางทหาร (bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan pí-sèet taang tá-hǎan) (Thai), özel askerî operasyon (Turkish), ýörite harby operasiýa (Turkmen), спеціа́льна воє́нна опера́ція (speciálʹna vojénna operácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), спецопера́ція (specoperácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), СВО (SVO) [feminine] (Ukrainian), خُصُوصی فَوجی آپِریشَن (xusūsī faujī āpireśan) [masculine] (Urdu), maxsus harbiy operatsiya (Uzbek), chiến dịch quân sự đặc biệt [common] (Vietnamese), hành động quân sự đặc biệt (Vietnamese), nhiệm vụ quân sự đặc biệt [rare] (Vietnamese)
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          "word": "عَمَلِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ"
        },
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "lang_code": "hy",
          "roman": "hatuk ṙazmakan gorcoġutʻyun",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "հատուկ ռազմական գործողություն"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "lang_code": "az",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "xüsusi hərbi əməliyyat"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "roman": "spjecyjálʹnaja vajénnaja apjerácyja",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спецыя́льная вае́нная апера́цыя"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "roman": "spjecyjálʹnaja vajskóvaja apjerácyja",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спецыя́льная вайско́вая апера́цыя"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "roman": "SVO",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "СВО"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "lang_code": "bn",
          "roman": "biśeś śamrik obhijan",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "বিশেষ সামরিক অভিযান"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "speciálna voénna operácija",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "специа́лна вое́нна опера́ция"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "tèbié jūnshì xíngdòng",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "特別軍事行動 /特别军事行动"
        },
        {
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "lang_code": "cv",
          "roman": "jat̬arlă ś̬ar op̬eratsijĕ",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "ятарлӑ ҫар операцийӗ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "lang_code": "cv",
          "roman": "jat̬arlă op̬eratsijĕ",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "ятарлӑ операцийӗ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "lang_code": "cv",
          "roman": "JaŚ̬O",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "ЯҪО"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "speciální vojenská operace"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "særlig militær operation"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "speciale militaire operatie"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "lang_code": "et",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "spetsiaalne sõjaline operatsioon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "sotilaallinen erikoisoperaatio"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "opération militaire spéciale"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "lang_code": "ka",
          "roman": "sṗecialuri samxedro oṗeracia",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "სპეციალური სამხედრო ოპერაცია"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sondermilitäroperation"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Spezial-Militäroperation"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "eidikí stratiotikí epicheírisi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ειδική στρατιωτική επιχείρηση"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "mivtsá ts'va'í m'yukhád",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מבצע צבאי מיוחד"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "viśiṣṭ sainya abhiyān",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विशिष्ट सैन्य अभियान"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "különleges hadművelet"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "különleges katonai művelet"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "lang_code": "is",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sértæk hernaðaraðgerð"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "operasi militer khusus"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "oibríocht mhíleata speisialta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "operazione militare speciale"
        },
        {
          "alt": "とくべつぐんじさくせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "tokubetsu gunji sakusen",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "特別軍事作戦"
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          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
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          "roman": "şişlñ tsergä kerg-üüldvr",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "шишлң цергә керг-үүлдвр"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
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          "roman": "arnayı äskeriy operacıya",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "арнайы әскери операция"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "lang_code": "kk",
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          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
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        },
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          "alt": "特殊軍事作戰",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "teuksugunsajakjeon",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "특수군사작전"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "lang_code": "ky",
          "roman": "atayın askerdik operatsiya",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "атайын аскердик операция"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "lang_code": "lv",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "īpaša militāra operācija"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "lang_code": "lt",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ypatinga karine operacija"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "specijalna voena operacija",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "специјална воена операција"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "lang_code": "ms",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "operasi ketenteraan khas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "lang_code": "mt",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "operazzjoni militari speċjali"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "lang_code": "mn",
          "roman": "tusgaj cergiin ažillagaa",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "тусгай цэргийн ажиллагаа"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "militær spesialoperasjon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa-ira",
          "roman": "amaliyyât-e viže-ye nezâmi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "عَمَلِیَّاتِ ویژِهٔ نِظامی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "specjalna operacja wojskowa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "operațiune militară specială"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "specoperácija",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спецопера́ция"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "SVO",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "специјална војна операција"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "specijalna vojna operacija"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "špeciálna vojenská operácia"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "lang_code": "sl",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posebna vojaška operacija"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "operación militar especial"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "militär specialoperation"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "lang_code": "tl",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "espesyal na operasyong militar"
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          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
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          "roman": "amaliyot-i maxsus-i nizomi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "амалиёти махсуси низомӣ"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "roman": "bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan pí-sèet taang tá-hǎan",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "ปฏิบัติการพิเศษทางทหาร"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "özel askerî operasyon"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "lang_code": "tk",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "ýörite harby operasiýa"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "speciálʹna vojénna operácija",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спеціа́льна воє́нна опера́ція"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спецопера́ція"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
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          "roman": "xusūsī faujī āpireśan",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خُصُوصی فَوجی آپِریشَن"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "lang_code": "uz",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "maxsus harbiy operatsiya"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "common"
          ],
          "word": "chiến dịch quân sự đặc biệt"
        },
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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          "note": "hoạt động quân sự đặc biệt (loose translation)",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "hành động quân sự đặc biệt"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "nhiệm vụ quân sự đặc biệt"
        }
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      "wikidata": [
        "Q115134884"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Vladimir Putin"
      ]
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}
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          "ref": "2022 March 25, Andrew Latham, “Three reasons why the China-Russia alliance is deepening”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2022:",
          "text": "By undermining the effectiveness of the sanctions regime being imposed on Russia, China clearly hopes to weaken the compliance mechanism that keeps that order working and under American control. Beijing probably also has an eye on blunting the effectiveness of this particular mechanism so that it can’t be effectively deployed against China in the event that Beijing feels compelled to conduct its own “special military operation” against Taiwan.",
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          "text": "China could be planning its own Russia-style “special military operation” in Taiwan, an island that the Chinese Communist Party insists is Chinese territory, according to reports from China.",
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          "text": "China's \"special military operation\" will not take place now. Before that happens, China would have to carry out at least one major military maneuver with live fire in exercises that could end up taking place tomorrow according to a few posts ago highlighting the tuning between 2022 and 1995/1996.",
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          "text": "Medvedev cited these supposed “Western analysts” in order to propagate Russia’s colonial fantasy: envisioning Ukraine’s territory reduced to just the Kyiv region, while the remainder of Ukraine would be divided among Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Such a narrative recalls Putin’s February 2022 speech questioning Ukraine’s statehood and accompanies intensifying Russian calls to expand its “special military operation” to realize its imperial map.",
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          "text": "Beijing expresses understanding of reasons that made Russia begin the special military operation for protection of Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters Monday.",
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          "text": "When asked if Beijing considers a special military operation against Taiwan possible, Liu Xiaoming said that the Chinese government reserves the right to take all necessary measures to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.",
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          "text": "Repeated clashes between the two warring parties would threaten more Chinese people and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor if they expand, with displaced people fleeing toward the Chinese frontier. If that happens, Beijing could be forced to conduct its own “special military operation” in Myanmar’s territory to reestablish the buffer.",
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "operacion special ushtarak"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "عَمَلِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "roman": "hatuk ṙazmakan gorcoġutʻyun",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "հատուկ ռազմական գործողություն"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "xüsusi hərbi əməliyyat"
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      "roman": "spjecyjálʹnaja vajénnaja apjerácyja",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "спецыя́льная вае́нная апера́цыя"
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      "roman": "spjecyjálʹnaja vajskóvaja apjerácyja",
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      "word": "спецыя́льная вайско́вая апера́цыя"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "biśeś śamrik obhijan",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "বিশেষ সামরিক অভিযান"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "speciálna voénna operácija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "специа́лна вое́нна опера́ция"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "tèbié jūnshì xíngdòng",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "特別軍事行動 /特别军事行动"
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      "code": "cv",
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      "roman": "jat̬arlă ś̬ar op̬eratsijĕ",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "ятарлӑ ҫар операцийӗ"
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      "roman": "jat̬arlă op̬eratsijĕ",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "speciální vojenská operace"
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      "code": "da",
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      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
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      "word": "særlig militær operation"
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "speciale militaire operatie"
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "spetsiaalne sõjaline operatsioon"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "sotilaallinen erikoisoperaatio"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "opération militaire spéciale"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "roman": "sṗecialuri samxedro oṗeracia",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "სპეციალური სამხედრო ოპერაცია"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sondermilitäroperation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Spezial-Militäroperation"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "eidikí stratiotikí epicheírisi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ειδική στρατιωτική επιχείρηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "roman": "mivtsá ts'va'í m'yukhád",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מבצע צבאי מיוחד"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "viśiṣṭ sainya abhiyān",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विशिष्ट सैन्य अभियान"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "különleges hadművelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "különleges katonai művelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sértæk hernaðaraðgerð"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "operasi militer khusus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oibríocht mhíleata speisialta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "operazione militare speciale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とくべつぐんじさくせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "tokubetsu gunji sakusen",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "特別軍事作戦"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "lang_code": "xal",
      "roman": "şişlñ tsergä kerg-üüldvr",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "шишлң цергә керг-үүлдвр"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "arnayı äskeriy operacıya",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "арнайы әскери операция"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "AÄO",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "АӘО"
    },
    {
      "alt": "特殊軍事作戰",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "teuksugunsajakjeon",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "특수군사작전"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "atayın askerdik operatsiya",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "атайын аскердик операция"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "īpaša militāra operācija"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ypatinga karine operacija"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "specijalna voena operacija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "специјална воена операција"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "operasi ketenteraan khas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "operazzjoni militari speċjali"
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    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "lang_code": "mn",
      "roman": "tusgaj cergiin ažillagaa",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "тусгай цэргийн ажиллагаа"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "militær spesialoperasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa-ira",
      "roman": "amaliyyât-e viže-ye nezâmi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "عَمَلِیَّاتِ ویژِهٔ نِظامی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "specjalna operacja wojskowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "operațiune militară specială"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "specoperácija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спецопера́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "SVO",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "СВО"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "специјална војна операција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "specijalna vojna operacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "špeciálna vojenská operácia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posebna vojaška operacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "operación militar especial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "militär specialoperation"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "espesyal na operasyong militar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "amaliyot-i maxsus-i nizomi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "амалиёти махсуси низомӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan pí-sèet taang tá-hǎan",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "ปฏิบัติการพิเศษทางทหาร"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "özel askerî operasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "lang_code": "tk",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "ýörite harby operasiýa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "speciálʹna vojénna operácija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спеціа́льна воє́нна опера́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "specoperácija",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спецопера́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "SVO",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "СВО"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "xusūsī faujī āpireśan",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خُصُوصی فَوجی آپِریشَن"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "maxsus harbiy operatsiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "common"
      ],
      "word": "chiến dịch quân sự đặc biệt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "note": "hoạt động quân sự đặc biệt (loose translation)",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "hành động quân sự đặc biệt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "nhiệm vụ quân sự đặc biệt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "special military operation"
}

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