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"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "kämpferisch"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "harcos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "harcoló"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "harcias"
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "soguşcul",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "согушчул"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "militan"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "voínstvujuščij",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "вои́нствующий"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "voínstvennyj",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "вои́нственный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bojevój",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "боево́й"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "войовни́чий"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bojovýj",
"sense": "warlike, belligerent",
"word": "бойови́й"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "martnčʻoġ",
"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
"word": "մարտնչող"
},
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "agresiven",
"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
"word": "агресивен"
},
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"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
"word": "militant"
},
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"word": "militant"
},
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"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
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"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
"word": "militan"
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"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
"word": "militant"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "aggressively active or supportive",
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"ref": "2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:",
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"roman": "muqātil",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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],
"word": "مُقَاتِل"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "muḥārib",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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"code": "ar",
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"word": "مُنَاضِل"
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"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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"word": "مُكَافِح"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "aggressive adherent",
"tags": [
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"word": "مِغْوَار"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
"word": "harcos"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
"word": "kaiwhakatūtū"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bojevík",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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"masculine"
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"word": "боеви́к"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "bojovýk",
"sense": "aggressive adherent",
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"masculine"
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"word": "бойови́к"
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"roman": "trockist",
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