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"sense": "barrier made of iron in a theatre",
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"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
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"word": "жељезна завјеса"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
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"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
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"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "parda-yi ohanin",
"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
"word": "пардаи оҳанин"
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"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
"word": "ม่านเหล็ก"
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"word": "залі́зна заві́са"
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"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "tömür perde",
"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
"word": "تۆمۈر پەردە"
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"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
"word": "temir parda"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "impenetrable barrier",
"word": "bức màn sắt"
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"word": "iron curtain"
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