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"word": "電撃戦"
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"sense": "fast military offensive",
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"word": "حمله برقآسا"
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"roman": "miṉṉalaṭit tākkutal",
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"word": "மின்னலடித் தாக்குதல்"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaan-joom-dtii-sǎai-fáa-lɛ̂ɛp",
"sense": "fast military offensive",
"word": "การโจมตีสายฟ้าแลบ"
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"sense": "fast military offensive",
"word": "บลิทซ์ครีค"
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"sense": "fast military offensive",
"word": "yıldırım savaşı"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "fast military offensive",
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"word": "блискави́чна війна́"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fast military offensive",
"word": "chiến tranh chớp nhoáng"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
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