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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "karkottaa"
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "reléguer"
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "verbannen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "fortschicken"
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"sense": "to exile",
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"roman": "oiharau",
"sense": "to exile",
"word": "追い払う"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "tū(w)hiti"
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "whakapako"
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"roman": "ssylatʹ",
"sense": "to exile",
"word": "ссылать"
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "изгонять"
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"sense": "to exile",
"word": "отстранять"
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"sense": "to exile",
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"sense": "to exile",
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"sense": "to exile",
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