"Cobra" meaning in English

See Cobra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cobra
  1. (UK politics) Alternative letter-case form of COBRA Tags: UK, alt-of Alternative form of: COBRA Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-Cobra-en-name-v~cB4vI9 Topics: government, politics
  2. (rare) A male given name. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Cobra-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
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          "ref": "2023 June 24, Pjotr Sauer, Andrew Roth, “Putin accuses Wagner chief of treason and vows to ‘neutralise’ uprising”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
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