"weapon of mass destruction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weapons of mass destruction [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War. Head templates: {{en-noun|weapons of mass destruction}} weapon of mass destruction (plural weapons of mass destruction)
  1. Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon. Wikipedia link: Spanish Civil War, weapon of mass destruction Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare, Weapons Synonyms: WMD [abbreviation] Related terms: NBC (english: nuclear, biological and chemical), doomsday weapon, electromagnetic pulse, weapon of mass disruption Translations (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction): arma e shkatërrimit në masë [definite, feminine] (Albanian), سِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل (silāḥ damār šāmil) [masculine] (Arabic), զանգվածային ոչնչացման զենք (zangvacayin očʻnčʻacʻman zenkʻ) (Armenian), kütləvi qırğın silahı (Azerbaijani), suntsipen handiko arma (Basque), збро́я ма́савага знішчэ́ння (zbrója másavaha zniščénnja) [feminine] (Belarusian), গণবিধ্বংসী অস্ত্র (gonobiddhoṅśi ostro) (Bengali), গণবিধ্বংসী মারণাস্ত্র (gonobiddhoṅśi maronastro) (Bengali), оръ́жие за ма́сово поразя́ване (orǎ́žie za másovo porazjávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), arma de destrucció massiva [feminine] (Catalan), 大規模殺傷性武器 (Chinese Cantonese), 大规模杀伤性武器 (daai⁶ kwai¹ mou⁴ saat³ soeng¹ sing³ mou⁵ hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 大規模殺傷性武器 (Chinese Mandarin), 大规模杀伤性武器 (dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), массӑллӑ пӗтерекен хӗҫпӑшал (massăllă p̬ĕt̬erek̬en h̬ĕśpăš̬al) (Chuvash), zbraň hromadného ničení [feminine] (Czech), masseødelæggelsesvåben [neuter] (Danish), massavernietigingswapen [neuter] (Dutch), amasdetrua armilo (Esperanto), massihävitusrelv (Estonian), joukkotuhoase (Finnish), arme de destruction massive [feminine] (French), ADM [feminine] (French), arma de destrución masiva (Galician), მასობრივი განადგურების იარაღი (masobrivi ganadgurebis iaraɣi) (Georgian), Massenvernichtungswaffe [feminine] (German), όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής (óplo mazikís katastrofís) (Greek), נשק בלתי קונבנציונלי [masculine] (Hebrew), सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार (sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār) [masculine] (Hindi), सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र (sāmūhik vināś kā astra) [masculine] (Hindi), जनविनाशकारी आयुध (janvināśkārī āyudh) [masculine] (Hindi), tömegpusztító fegyver (Hungarian), gjöreyðingarvopn [neuter] (Icelandic), senjata pemusnah massal (Indonesian), arma di distruzione di massa [feminine] (Italian), 大量破壊兵器 (tairyō hakai heiki) (alt: たいりょうはかいへいき) (Japanese), жаппай жою қаруы (jappai joü qaruy) (Kazakh), жаппай қырып-жоятын қару (jappai qyryp-joätyn qaru) (Kazakh), 대량살상무기 (daeryangsalsangmugi) (alt: 大量殺傷武器) (Korean), 대량파괴무기 (daeryangpagoemugi) (alt: 大量破壞武器) (Korean), 대량살륙무기 (daeryangsallyungmugi) (alt: 大量殺戮武器) [North-Korean] (Korean), masu iznīcināšanas ierocis [masculine] (Latvian), masinio naikinimo ginklas [masculine] (Lithuanian), оружје за масовно уништување (oružje za masovno uništuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), senjata pemusnah besar-besaran (Malay), masseøydeleggingsvåpen [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), سلاح کشتارجمعی (selâh-e koštâr-jam'i) (Persian), broń masowego rażenia [feminine] (Polish), broń masowej zagłady [feminine] (Polish), arma de destruição em massa [feminine] (Portuguese), arma de destruição maciça [feminine] (Portuguese), armă de distrugere în masă [feminine] (Romanian), ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния (orúžije mássovovo uničtožénija) [neuter] (Russian), ору́жие ма́ссового пораже́ния (orúžije mássovovo poražénija) [neuter] (Russian), оружје за масовно уништење [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), oružje za masovno uništenje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), zbraň hromadného ničenia [feminine] (Slovak), orožje za množično uničevanje [neuter] (Slovene), arma de destrucción masiva [feminine] (Spanish), massförstörelsevapen [neuter] (Swedish), sandata ng malawakang pagkawasak (Tagalog), பேரழிவு ஆயுதம் (pēraḻivu āyutam) (Tamil), อาวุธอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง (Thai), kitle imha silahları (Turkish), збро́я ма́сового ура́ження (zbrója másovoho urážennja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), збро́я ма́сового зни́щення (zbrója másovoho znýščennja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), انبوہ تباہی ہتھیار (Urdu), vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt (alt: 武器毀滅刷行) (Vietnamese), arf dinistr torfol [feminine, masculine] (Welsh), מאָסן פֿאַרניכטונג וואָפֿן (mosn farnikhtung vofn) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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          "lang": "Albanian",
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          "roman": "silāḥ damār šāmil",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
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        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "suntsipen handiko arma"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zbrója másavaha zniščénnja",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "збро́я ма́савага знішчэ́ння"
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "gonobiddhoṅśi ostro",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "গণবিধ্বংসী অস্ত্র"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "gonobiddhoṅśi maronastro",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "গণবিধ্বংসী মারণাস্ত্র"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "orǎ́žie za másovo porazjávane",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "оръ́жие за ма́сово поразя́ване"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arma de destrucció massiva"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "大規模殺傷性武器"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "daai⁶ kwai¹ mou⁴ saat³ soeng¹ sing³ mou⁵ hei³",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "大规模杀伤性武器"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "大規模殺傷性武器"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "大规模杀伤性武器"
        },
        {
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "roman": "massăllă p̬ĕt̬erek̬en h̬ĕśpăš̬al",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "массӑллӑ пӗтерекен хӗҫпӑшал"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zbraň hromadného ničení"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "masseødelæggelsesvåben"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "massavernietigingswapen"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "amasdetrua armilo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "massihävitusrelv"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "joukkotuhoase"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arme de destruction massive"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ADM"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "arma de destrución masiva"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "masobrivi ganadgurebis iaraɣi",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "მასობრივი განადგურების იარაღი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Massenvernichtungswaffe"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "óplo mazikís katastrofís",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "נשק בלתי קונבנציונלי"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sāmūhik vināś kā astra",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "janvināśkārī āyudh",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जनविनाशकारी आयुध"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "tömegpusztító fegyver"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gjöreyðingarvopn"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "senjata pemusnah massal"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arma di distruzione di massa"
        },
        {
          "alt": "たいりょうはかいへいき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tairyō hakai heiki",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "大量破壊兵器"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jappai joü qaruy",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "жаппай жою қаруы"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jappai qyryp-joätyn qaru",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "жаппай қырып-жоятын қару"
        },
        {
          "alt": "大量殺傷武器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeryangsalsangmugi",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "대량살상무기"
        },
        {
          "alt": "大量破壞武器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeryangpagoemugi",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "대량파괴무기"
        },
        {
          "alt": "大量殺戮武器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeryangsallyungmugi",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "North-Korean"
          ],
          "word": "대량살륙무기"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "masu iznīcināšanas ierocis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "masinio naikinimo ginklas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "oružje za masovno uništuvanje",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "оружје за масовно уништување"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "senjata pemusnah besar-besaran"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "masseøydeleggingsvåpen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "selâh-e koštâr-jam'i",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "سلاح کشتارجمعی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "broń masowego rażenia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "broń masowej zagłady"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arma de destruição em massa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arma de destruição maciça"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "armă de distrugere în masă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "orúžije mássovovo uničtožénija",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "orúžije mássovovo poražénija",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ору́жие ма́ссового пораже́ния"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "оружје за масовно уништење"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "oružje za masovno uništenje"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zbraň hromadného ničenia"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "orožje za množično uničevanje"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arma de destrucción masiva"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "massförstörelsevapen"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "sandata ng malawakang pagkawasak"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "pēraḻivu āyutam",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "பேரழிவு ஆயுதம்"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "อาวุธอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "kitle imha silahları"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zbrója másovoho urážennja",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "збро́я ма́сового ура́ження"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zbrója másovoho znýščennja",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "збро́я ма́сового зни́щення"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "انبوہ تباہی ہتھیار"
        },
        {
          "alt": "武器毀滅刷行",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "word": "vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "arf dinistr torfol"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mosn farnikhtung vofn",
          "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מאָסן פֿאַרניכטונג וואָפֿן"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Spanish Civil War",
        "weapon of mass destruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "weapon of mass destruction"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weapons of mass destruction",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "weapons of mass destruction"
      },
      "expansion": "weapon of mass destruction (plural weapons of mass destruction)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "nuclear, biological and chemical",
      "word": "NBC"
    },
    {
      "word": "doomsday weapon"
    },
    {
      "word": "electromagnetic pulse"
    },
    {
      "word": "weapon of mass disruption"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "en:Nuclear warfare",
        "en:Weapons"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human-made",
          "human-made"
        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "indiscriminate",
          "indiscriminate"
        ],
        [
          "large-scale",
          "large-scale"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "destruction",
          "destruction"
        ],
        [
          "biological weapon",
          "biological weapon"
        ],
        [
          "chemical weapon",
          "chemical weapon"
        ],
        [
          "nuclear weapon",
          "nuclear weapon"
        ],
        [
          "radiological weapon",
          "radiological weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Spanish Civil War",
        "weapon of mass destruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "WMD"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma e shkatërrimit në masë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "silāḥ damār šāmil",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zangvacayin očʻnčʻacʻman zenkʻ",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "զանգվածային ոչնչացման զենք"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "kütləvi qırğın silahı"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "suntsipen handiko arma"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zbrója másavaha zniščénnja",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "збро́я ма́савага знішчэ́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "gonobiddhoṅśi ostro",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "গণবিধ্বংসী অস্ত্র"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "gonobiddhoṅśi maronastro",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "গণবিধ্বংসী মারণাস্ত্র"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "orǎ́žie za másovo porazjávane",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оръ́жие за ма́сово поразя́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma de destrucció massiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "大規模殺傷性武器"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "daai⁶ kwai¹ mou⁴ saat³ soeng¹ sing³ mou⁵ hei³",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "大规模杀伤性武器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "大規模殺傷性武器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "大规模杀伤性武器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "massăllă p̬ĕt̬erek̬en h̬ĕśpăš̬al",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "массӑллӑ пӗтерекен хӗҫпӑшал"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zbraň hromadného ničení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "masseødelæggelsesvåben"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "massavernietigingswapen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "amasdetrua armilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "massihävitusrelv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "joukkotuhoase"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arme de destruction massive"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ADM"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "arma de destrución masiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "masobrivi ganadgurebis iaraɣi",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "მასობრივი განადგურების იარაღი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Massenvernichtungswaffe"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "óplo mazikís katastrofís",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נשק בלתי קונבנציונלי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sāmūhik vināś kā astra",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "janvināśkārī āyudh",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जनविनाशकारी आयुध"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "tömegpusztító fegyver"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gjöreyðingarvopn"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "senjata pemusnah massal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma di distruzione di massa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たいりょうはかいへいき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tairyō hakai heiki",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "大量破壊兵器"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jappai joü qaruy",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "жаппай жою қаруы"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jappai qyryp-joätyn qaru",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "жаппай қырып-жоятын қару"
    },
    {
      "alt": "大量殺傷武器",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeryangsalsangmugi",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "대량살상무기"
    },
    {
      "alt": "大量破壞武器",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeryangpagoemugi",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "대량파괴무기"
    },
    {
      "alt": "大量殺戮武器",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeryangsallyungmugi",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "North-Korean"
      ],
      "word": "대량살륙무기"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "masu iznīcināšanas ierocis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "masinio naikinimo ginklas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "oružje za masovno uništuvanje",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оружје за масовно уништување"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "senjata pemusnah besar-besaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "masseøydeleggingsvåpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "selâh-e koštâr-jam'i",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "سلاح کشتارجمعی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "broń masowego rażenia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "broń masowej zagłady"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma de destruição em massa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma de destruição maciça"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armă de distrugere în masă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "orúžije mássovovo uničtožénija",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "orúžije mássovovo poražénija",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ору́жие ма́ссового пораже́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оружје за масовно уништење"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oružje za masovno uništenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zbraň hromadného ničenia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "orožje za množično uničevanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma de destrucción masiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "massförstörelsevapen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "sandata ng malawakang pagkawasak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "pēraḻivu āyutam",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "பேரழிவு ஆயுதம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "อาวุธอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "kitle imha silahları"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbrója másovoho urážennja",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "збро́я ма́сового ура́ження"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbrója másovoho znýščennja",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "збро́я ма́сового зни́щення"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "انبوہ تباہی ہتھیار"
    },
    {
      "alt": "武器毀滅刷行",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "word": "vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arf dinistr torfol"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mosn farnikhtung vofn",
      "sense": "weapon causing large-scale death or destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מאָסן פֿאַרניכטונג וואָפֿן"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weapon of mass destruction"
}

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