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"word": "അയൺ കർട്ടൻ"
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Ystergordyn"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "as-sitār al-ḥadīdī",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"definite",
"masculine"
],
"word": "السِتَار الحَدِيدِي"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sitār ḥadīdiyy",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine"
],
"word": "سِتَار حَدِيدِيّ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "erkatʻe varaguyr",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "երկաթե վարագույր"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cortina de fierro"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "dəmir pərdə"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Altzairuzko oihala"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žaljéznaja zaslóna",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жале́зная засло́на"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "rideoz houarn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "željázna zavésa",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "желя́зна заве́са"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Teló d'Acer"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "鐵幕"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiěmù",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "铁幕"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "železná opona"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jerntæppe"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ijzeren gordijn"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "fera kurteno"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "raudne eesriie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "rautaesirippu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rideau de fer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pano de aceiro"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "rḳinis parda",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "რკინის ფარდა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Eiserner Vorhang"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "eiserner Vorhang"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sidiroún parapétasma",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σιδηρούν παραπέτασμα"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶל"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "lauh pardā",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "लौह पर्दा"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "vasfüggöny"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "járntjald"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "fera kurteno"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Tirai Besi"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "cortina de ferro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cortina di ferro"
},
{
"alt": "てつのカーテン",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tetsu no kāten",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "鉄のカーテン"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "temır perde",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "темір перде"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "vĕəng nɔɔn daek",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "វាំងននដែក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "cheorui jangmak",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "철의 장막"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "temir köşögö",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "темир көшөгө"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dzelzs priekškars"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "geležinė uždanga"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Eisene Rideau"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "železna zavesa",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "железна завеса"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Tirai Besi"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ayaṇ kaṟṭṭaṉ",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "അയൺ കർട്ടൻ"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Purtiera tal-Ħadid"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tömör xöšig",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "төмөр хөшиг"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jernteppe"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "ridèl de fèrre"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "parde-ye âhanin",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "پردهٔ آهنین"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "żelazna kurtyna"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cortina de ferro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cortină de fier"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "želéznyj zánaves",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "желе́зный за́навес"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Cùirtear Iarainn"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "гвоздена завеса"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "железна завеса"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жељезна завјеса"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "gvozdena zavesa"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "železna zavesa"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "željezna zavjesa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "železná opona"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "železna zavesa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cortina de hierro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "telón de acero"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "järnridå"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Kortinang Bakal"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "Kurtinang Bakal"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "pardayi ohanin",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "пардаи оҳанин"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "irumput tirai",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "இரும்புத் திரை"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mâan-lèk",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "ม่านเหล็ก"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "demir perde"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "demir perde"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zalízna zavísa",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "залі́зна заві́са"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "آہنی پردہ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "tömür perde",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "تۆمۈر پەردە"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "temir parda"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "bức màn sắt"
},
{
"code": "pnb",
"lang": "Western Panjabi",
"sense": "the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions",
"word": "آہنی پردہ"
}
],
"word": "Iron Curtain"
}
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