"как-никак" meaning in Russian

See как-никак in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˌkak nʲɪˈkak] Audio: LL-Q7737 (rus)-Rominf-как-никак.wav Forms: как-ника́к [canonical], kak-nikák [romanization]
Head templates: {{ru-adv|как-ника́к}} как-ника́к • (kak-nikák)
  1. nevertheless, after all, for (despite) all that
    Sense id: en-как-никак-ru-adv-pypt-Lnq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "nevertheless, after all, for (despite) all that"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ],
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˌkak nʲɪˈkak]"
    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
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      },
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        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nevertheless, after all, for (despite) all that"
      ],
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        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ],
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˌkak nʲɪˈkak]"
    },
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    }
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