"defense" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfɛns/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ [US, often] Audio: en-us-defence.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-defense.wav Forms: defenses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced native Old English bewering. The verb is from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷʰen-}}, {{inh|en|enm|defens}} Middle English defens, {{der|en|fro|defens}} Old French defens, {{der|en|la-lat|dēfēnsa|t=protection}} Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”), {{ncog|ang|bewering}} Old English bewering, {{!}} | Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defense (countable and uncountable, plural defenses)
  1. The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Translations (action of protecting from attack): verdediging (Afrikaans), mbrojtje [feminine] (Albanian), دِفَاع (difāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), حِمَايَة (ḥimāya) [feminine] (Arabic), مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa) [feminine] (Arabic), مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), պաշտպանություն (paštpanutʻyun) (Armenian), müdafiə (Azerbaijani), абаро́на (abaróna) [feminine] (Belarusian), ахо́ва (axóva) [feminine] (Belarusian), রক্ষা (rokkha) (Bengali), প্রতিরক্ষা (protirokkha) (Bengali), защи́та (zaštíta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), отбра́на (otbrána) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ကာကွယ်ရေး (ka-kwaire:) (Burmese), defensa [feminine] (Catalan), بەرگْری (bergirî) (Central Kurdish), 防禦 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 防御 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 防禦 (Chinese Cantonese), 防御 (fong⁴ jyu⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 防禦 (Chinese Mandarin), 防御 (fángyù) (Chinese Mandarin), obrana [feminine] (Czech), forsvar [neuter] (Danish), verdediging [feminine] (Dutch), weer [feminine] (Dutch), defendo (Esperanto), kaitse (Estonian), verja (Faroese), puolustautuminen (Finnish), puolustus (Finnish), défense [feminine] (French), თავდაცვა (tavdacva) (Georgian), მოგერიება (mogerieba) (Georgian), Verteidigung [feminine] (German), Wehr [feminine] (German), άμυνα (ámyna) [feminine] (Greek), הֲגָנָה \ הֲגַנָּה (hagana) (note: action of protecting someone) [feminine] (Hebrew), बचाव (bacāv) [masculine] (Hindi), रक्षा (rakṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), védelem (Hungarian), védekezés (Hungarian), védés (Hungarian), vörn [feminine] (Icelandic), defenso (Ido), pertahanan (Indonesian), دِفاع (defâ') (Iranian Persian), پَدافَنْد (padâfand) (Iranian Persian), حِمایَت (hemâyat) (Iranian Persian), مُحافَظَت (mohâfazat) (Iranian Persian), مُدافِعِه (modâfe'e) (Iranian Persian), cosaint [feminine] (Irish), difesa [feminine] (Italian), 防御 (bōgyo) (alt: ぼうぎょ) (Japanese), 防禦 (bōgyo) (alt: ぼうぎょ) (Japanese), қорғаныс (qorğanys) (Kazakh), қорғану (qorğanu) (Kazakh), ការពារ (kaa piə) (Khmer), 방어 (bang'eo) (alt: 防禦) (Korean), коргонуу (korgonuu) (Kyrgyz), коргоо (korgoo) (Kyrgyz), ການຫ້າມປາມ (kān hām pām) (Lao), aizsardzība [feminine] (Latvian), gynyba [feminine] (Lithuanian), одбрана (odbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), pertahanan (Malay), waonga (Maori), сэргийлэл (sergiilel) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), d'fense [feminine] (Norman), forsvar [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), forsvar [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), defensa [feminine] (Occitan), bewering [feminine] (Old English), دفاع (defā') (Pashto), obrona [feminine] (Polish), defesa [feminine] (Portuguese), amachay (Quechua), apărare [feminine] (Romanian), оборо́на (oboróna) [feminine] (Russian), защи́та (zaščíta) [feminine] (Russian), о̏дбрана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), о̏брана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍdbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ආරක්ෂක (ārakṣaka) (Sinhalese), obrana [feminine] (Slovak), obramba [feminine] (Slovene), defensa [feminine] (Spanish), försvar [neuter] (Swedish), depensa (Tagalog), дифоъ (difoʾ) (Tajik), мудофиа (mudofia) (Tajik), ҳимоя (himoya) (Tajik), муҳофиза (muhofiza) (Tajik), муҳофизат (muhofizat) (Tajik), การป้องกัน (gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan) (Thai), savunma (Turkish), koruma (Turkish), оборо́на (oboróna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), за́хист (záxyst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), دِفاع (difā') [masculine] (Urdu), حِمایَت (himāyat) [feminine] (Urdu), رَکْشا (rakśā) [feminine] (Urdu), مُدافَعَت (mudāfa'at) [feminine] (Urdu), مُحافَظَت (muhāfazat) [feminine] (Urdu), ھىمايە (himaye) (Uyghur), مۇداپىئە (mudapi'e) (Uyghur), himoya (Uzbek), mudofaa (Uzbek), cái để bảo vệ (Vietnamese), sự phòng thủ (Vietnamese), sự phòng ngự (Vietnamese), פֿאַרטיידיקונג (farteydikung) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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  2. Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
    (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (team sports: strategy and tactics): պաշտպանություն (paštpanutʻyun) (Armenian), obrana [feminine] (Czech), puolustus (Finnish), védelem (Hungarian), védekezés (Hungarian), retranca [feminine] (Portuguese), apărare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-defense-en-noun-Hn3knHm9 Disambiguation of 'team sports: strategy and tactics': 10 46 14 3 6 2 6 12
  3. Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
    (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (team sports: portion of a team): دِفاع (difāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), պաշտպանություն (paštpanutʻyun) (Armenian), 防守 (fángshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), obrana [feminine] (Czech), puolustus (Finnish), védelem (Hungarian), apărare [feminine] (Romanian), оборо́на (oboróna) [feminine] (Russian)
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  4. An argument in support or justification of something.
    (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
    Tags: US, broadly, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
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  5. An argument in support or justification of something.
    (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
    Tags: US, broadly, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-defense-en-noun-~RTDvPQ8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: law
  6. An argument in support or justification of something. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-defense-en-noun-BXk1wfXS Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  7. (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. Tags: US, countable, euphemistic, uncountable Categories (topical): Government, Military Translations (government policy or structure): دِفاع (difāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), obrana [feminine] (Czech), puolustus (Finnish), maanpuolustus (Finnish), თავდაცვა (tavdacva) (Georgian), თავდაცვის სამინისტრო (tavdacvis saminisṭro) (Georgian), പ്രതിരോധം (pratirōdhaṁ) (Malayalam), utwaru [feminine] (Old English), wiþermal [neuter] (Old English), apărare [feminine] (Romanian), оборо́на (oboróna) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-defense-en-noun-Tr7QurEN Categories (other): English euphemisms, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 5 15 16 5 3 10 14 17 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'government policy or structure': 2 7 2 4 3 0 75 6
  8. (obsolete) A prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. Tags: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable Translations (prohibitory ordinance): zákaz [masculine] (Czech), kielto (Finnish)
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Synonyms: defence [British], defense, fortification, guard, preservation, protection, safeguard, shield, ward Hyponyms: overfortification Related terms: defend Translations (anything employed to oppose attack): պաշտպանություն (paštpanutʻyun) (Armenian), отбра́на (otbrána) [feminine] (Bulgarian), отбрани́телни съоръже́ния (otbranítelni sǎorǎžénija) [plural] (Bulgarian), defensa [feminine] (Catalan), protecció [feminine] (Catalan), بەرگری (bergrî) (Central Kurdish), 防禦物 (Chinese Mandarin), 防御物 (fángyùwù) (Chinese Mandarin), obrana [feminine] (Czech), forsvar [neuter] (Danish), verdediging [feminine] (Dutch), verweer [neuter] (Dutch), verja (Faroese), puolustus (Finnish), défense [feminine, often, plural] (French), თავდაცვა (tavdacva) (Georgian), Verteidigung [feminine] (German), άμυνα (ámyna) [feminine] (Greek), הגנה (hagana) [feminine] (Hebrew), védelem (Hungarian), difesa [feminine, often, plural] (Italian), mūnīmen [neuter] (Latin), mūnīmentum [neuter] (Latin), dēfēnsa [feminine] (Latin), одбрана (odbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), whakarurunga (Maori), bewering [feminine] (Old English), obrona [feminine] (Polish), defesa [feminine] (Portuguese), escudo [masculine] (Portuguese), apărare [feminine] (Romanian), защи́та (zaščíta) [feminine] (Russian), оборо́на (oboróna) [feminine] (Russian), оборони́тельные сооруже́ния (oboronítelʹnyje sooružénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), о̏дбрана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), о̏брана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍdbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), defensa [feminine] (Spanish), försvar [neuter] (Swedish) Translations (argument in support or justification of something): ἀπολογία (apología) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), obrana [feminine] (Czech), verweer [neuter] (Dutch), puolustus (Finnish), puolustelu (Finnish), 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 (sunjōns) [feminine] (Gothic), védés (Hungarian), védekezés (Hungarian), védelem (Hungarian), difesa [feminine] (Italian), одбрана (odbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), obrona [feminine] (Polish), defesa [feminine] (Portuguese), apărare [feminine] (Romanian), защи́та (zaščíta) [feminine] (Russian), о̏дбрана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), о̏брана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍdbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), descargo (Spanish), försvar [neuter] (Swedish), صَفائی (safāī) [feminine] (Urdu)

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfɛns/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ [US, often] Audio: en-us-defence.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-defense.wav Forms: defenses [present, singular, third-person], defensing [participle, present], defensed [participle, past], defensed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced native Old English bewering. The verb is from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷʰen-}}, {{inh|en|enm|defens}} Middle English defens, {{der|en|fro|defens}} Old French defens, {{der|en|la-lat|dēfēnsa|t=protection}} Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”), {{ncog|ang|bewering}} Old English bewering, {{!}} | Head templates: {{en-verb}} defense (third-person singular simple present defenses, present participle defensing, simple past and past participle defensed)
  1. (sports, chiefly US) To employ defensive tactics (so as to block). Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports
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Synonyms: defence [British]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfɛns/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ [US, often] Audio: en-us-defence.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-defense.wav Forms: defenses [present, singular, third-person], defensing [participle, present], defensed [participle, past], defensed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English defencen, defensen, from Old French defenser or its etymon, Latin dēfēnsō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|defencen}} Middle English defencen, {{der|en|fro|defenser}} Old French defenser, {{der|en|la|dēfēnsō}} Latin dēfēnsō Head templates: {{en-verb}} defense (third-person singular simple present defenses, present participle defensing, simple past and past participle defensed)
  1. (now rare) To furnish with defenses; to defend, protect. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-defense-en-verb-aUn~uVJi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defence [British]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis": "13 5 14 18 6 2 5 18 20",
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        {
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        {
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      ],
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        "The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury."
      ],
      "id": "en-defense-en-noun-8o9oj6H5",
      "links": [
        [
          "defend",
          "defend"
        ],
        [
          "protect",
          "protect"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ],
        [
          "injury",
          "injury"
        ]
      ],
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        "US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "verdediging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mbrojtje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "difāʕ",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "دِفَاع"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥimāya",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "حِمَايَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muḥāfaẓa",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُحَافَظَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mudāfaʕa",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُدَافَعَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "paštpanutʻyun",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "պաշտպանություն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "müdafiə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "abaróna",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "абаро́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "axóva",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ахо́ва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "rokkha",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "রক্ষা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "protirokkha",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "প্রতিরক্ষা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaštíta",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otbrána",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "отбра́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ka-kwaire:",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "ကာကွယ်ရေး"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "defensa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防禦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "fong⁴ jyu⁶",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防御"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "防禦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "防御"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防禦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fángyù",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防御"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "obrana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "forsvar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verdediging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "weer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "defendo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "kaitse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "verja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "puolustautuminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "puolustus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "défense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavdacva",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "თავდაცვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mogerieba",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "მოგერიება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Verteidigung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Wehr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ámyna",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "άμυνα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "note": "action of protecting someone",
          "roman": "hagana",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הֲגָנָה \\ הֲגַנָּה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bacāv",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "बचाव"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rakṣā",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "रक्षा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "védelem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "védekezés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "védés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vörn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "defenso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "pertahanan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cosaint"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "difesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "alt": "ぼうぎょ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bōgyo",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防御"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "alt": "ぼうぎょ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bōgyo",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "防禦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qorğanys",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "қорғаныс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qorğanu",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "қорғану"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa piə",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "ការពារ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "alt": "防禦",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bang'eo",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "방어"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bergirî",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "بەرگْری"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "korgonuu",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "коргонуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "korgoo",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "коргоо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kān hām pām",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "ການຫ້າມປາມ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aizsardzība"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gynyba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "odbrana",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "одбрана"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "pertahanan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "waonga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "sergiilel",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "сэргийлэл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "d'fense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "forsvar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "forsvar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "defensa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bewering"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "defā'",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "دفاع"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "defâ'",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "دِفاع"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "padâfand",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "پَدافَنْد"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "hemâyat",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "حِمایَت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "mohâfazat",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "مُحافَظَت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 11 14 3 1 1 2 5",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "modâfe'e",
          "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
          "word": "مُدافِعِه"
        },
        {
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      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
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    {
      "word": "antidefense"
    },
    {
      "word": "anti-slut defense"
    },
    {
      "word": "attack is the best form of defense"
    },
    {
      "word": "chemical defense"
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    {
      "word": "Chewbacca defense"
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      "word": "civil defense"
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      "word": "defense attorney"
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      "word": "defense in abatement"
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      "word": "defense-independent pitching statistics"
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      "word": "defense in depth"
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      "word": "gay panic defense"
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      "word": "man-to-man defense"
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    {
      "word": "Matrix defense"
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    {
      "word": "Nuremberg defense"
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    {
      "word": "orbital defense platform"
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    {
      "word": "Pac-Man defense"
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      "word": "personal defense weapon"
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      "word": "prevent defense"
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      "word": "the best defense is a good offense"
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      "word": "thesis defense"
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    {
      "word": "tower defense"
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      "word": "trans panic defense"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "verdediging"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "دِفَاع"
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "مُحَافَظَة"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "مُدَافَعَة"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "paštpanutʻyun",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "պաշտպանություն"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "müdafiə"
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      "roman": "abaróna",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "абаро́на"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "রক্ষা"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "protirokkha",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "প্রতিরক্ষা"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ကာကွယ်ရေး"
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "防禦"
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      "word": "防御"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "tavdacva",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "თავდაცვა"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "მოგერიება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Verteidigung"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "ámyna",
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "hagana",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "बचाव"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "védelem"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "védés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vörn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "defenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "pertahanan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cosaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "difesa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぼうぎょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bōgyo",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "防御"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぼうぎょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bōgyo",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "防禦"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorğanys",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "қорғаныс"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorğanu",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "қорғану"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa piə",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "ការពារ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "防禦",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bang'eo",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "방어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bergirî",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "بەرگْری"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "korgonuu",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "коргонуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "korgoo",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "коргоо"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kān hām pām",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "ການຫ້າມປາມ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aizsardzība"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gynyba"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odbrana",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "pertahanan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "waonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "sergiilel",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "сэргийлэл"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "d'fense"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bewering"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "defā'",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "دفاع"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "defâ'",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "دِفاع"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "padâfand",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "پَدافَنْد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "hemâyat",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "حِمایَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "mohâfazat",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "مُحافَظَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "modâfe'e",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "مُدافِعِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "amachay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apărare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oboróna",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščíta",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о̏дбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о̏брана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ȍdbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ȍbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "ārakṣaka",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "ආරක්ෂක"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obramba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "försvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "depensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "difoʾ",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "дифоъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mudofia",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "мудофиа"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "himoya",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "ҳимоя"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muhofiza",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "муҳофиза"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muhofizat",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "муҳофизат"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "การป้องกัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "savunma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "koruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oboróna",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "záxyst",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "за́хист"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "difā'",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دِفاع"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "himāyat",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "حِمایَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "rakśā",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "رَکْشا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mudāfa'at",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُدافَعَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "muhāfazat",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُحافَظَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "himaye",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "ھىمايە"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mudapi'e",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "مۇداپىئە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "himoya"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "mudofaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "cái để bảo vệ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "sự phòng thủ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "word": "sự phòng ngự"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "farteydikung",
      "sense": "action of protecting from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פֿאַרטיידיקונג"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpanutʻyun",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "պաշտպանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otbrána",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отбра́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otbranítelni sǎorǎžénija",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "отбрани́телни съоръже́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protecció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "防禦物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fángyùwù",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "防御物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verdediging"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verweer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "verja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "puolustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "often",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "défense"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavdacva",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "თავდაცვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verteidigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ámyna",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "άμυνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hagana",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הגנה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "védelem"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "often",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "difesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bergrî",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "بەرگری"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mūnīmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mūnīmentum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dēfēnsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odbrana",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "word": "whakarurunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bewering"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apărare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščíta",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oboróna",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oboronítelʹnyje sooružénija",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "оборони́тельные сооруже́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о̏дбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о̏брана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ȍdbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ȍbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything employed to oppose attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "försvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpanutʻyun",
      "sense": "team sports: strategy and tactics",
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        "British"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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