"monopolistic" meaning in English

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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
      "word": "monopolistisch"
    },
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
      "word": "monopolistique"
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
      "word": "μονοπωλιακός"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
      "word": "monopolista"
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      "sense": "In the manner of a monopoly",
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