See Helm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Die Pickelhaube war ein historischer Helm, der von den Preußen und später, nach der Vereinigung Deutschlands unter Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck im Jahre 1871, die Deutschen benutzt wurde.",
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"topics": [
"heraldry",
"hobbies",
"nobility",
"monarchy",
"politics",
"government",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "Helmzier"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"German terms with usage examples"
],
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{
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37,
41
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],
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33,
39
]
],
"english": "The pickelhaube was a historical helmet, that was used by the Prussians and later, after the unification of Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1871, the Germans.",
"text": "Die Pickelhaube war ein historischer Helm, der von den Preußen und später, nach der Vereinigung Deutschlands unter Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck im Jahre 1871, die Deutschen benutzt wurde.",
"translation": "The pickelhaube was a historical helmet, that was used by the Prussians and later, after the unification of Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1871, the Germans.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"de:Architecture"
],
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"helm roof"
],
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"architecture",
"architecture"
],
[
"helm",
"helm"
],
[
"roof",
"roof"
]
],
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"(architecture) helm roof"
],
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"masculine",
"strong"
],
"topics": [
"architecture"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"de:Heraldry"
],
"glosses": [
"helmet, as shown above a coat of arms"
],
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[
"heraldry",
"heraldry"
],
[
"helmet",
"helmet"
],
[
"coat of arms",
"coat of arms"
]
],
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"(heraldry) helmet, as shown above a coat of arms"
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"strong"
],
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"government",
"heraldry",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"monarchy",
"nobility",
"politics"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/hɛlm/"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4d/De-Helm.ogg/De-Helm.ogg.mp3",
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}
],
"word": "Helm"
}
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