"possessive adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: possessive adjectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} possessive adjective (plural possessive adjectives)
  1. An adjective expressing possession. Wikipedia link: possessive adjective Synonyms: possessive determiner Translations (possessive determiner): anv-gwan perc'hennañ [masculine] (Breton), bezittelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord [neuter] (Dutch), bezittelijk adjectief [neuter] (Dutch), possessiiviadjektiivi (Finnish), adjectif possessif [masculine] (French), adxectivo posesivo [masculine] (Galician), კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi) (Georgian), კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი სახელი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi saxeli) (Georgian), Possessivadjektiv [neuter] (German), aidiacht shealbhach [feminine] (Irish), 所有形容詞 (shoyū keiyōshi) (Japanese), adjectif possessif [masculine] (Norman), przymiotnik dzierżawczy [masculine] (Polish), adjectiv posesiv [neuter] (Romanian), притяжа́тельное прилага́тельное (pritjažátelʹnoje prilagátelʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian), privlastňovacie prídavné meno [neuter] (Slovak), adjetivo posesivo [masculine] (Spanish), iyelik sıfatı (Turkish), присві́йний прикме́тник (prysvíjnyj prykmétnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ansoddair meddiannol [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "possessive determiner",
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      "sense": "possessive determiner",
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      "sense": "possessive determiner",
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