"state secret" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: state secrets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} state secret (plural state secrets)
  1. Information which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted by the government. Translations (restricted information of national importance): dövlət sirri (Azerbaijani), 國家機密 (Chinese Mandarin), 国家机密 (guójiā jīmì) (Chinese Mandarin), statshemmelighed [common-gender] (Danish), staatsgeheim [neuter] (Dutch), riigisaladus (Estonian), valtiosalaisuus (Finnish), secret d’État [masculine] (French), Staatsgeheimnis [neuter] (German), államtitok (Hungarian), ríkisleyndarmál [neuter] (Icelandic), segreto di Stato [masculine] (Italian), 国家機密 (kokka kimitsu) (alt: こっかきみつ) (Japanese), tajemnica państwowa [feminine] (Polish), segredo de estado [masculine] (Portuguese), secret de stat [neuter] (Romanian), госуда́рственная та́йна (gosudárstvennaja tájna) [feminine] (Russian), statshemlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), devlet sırrı (Turkish), döwlet syry (Turkmen), кун лушкес (kun luškes) (Udmurt), державна таємниця (deržavna tajemnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-state_secret-en-noun-FMgUFQlI Disambiguation of 'restricted information of national importance': 59 41
  2. (humorous, by extension) Personal information which someone would like to keep private, even if ultimately not important. Tags: broadly, humorous
    Sense id: en-state_secret-en-noun-cY0Vg4pi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: State secret

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      "tags": [
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      "word": "secret de stat"
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      "sense": "restricted information of national importance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "devlet sırrı"
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    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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