See Z in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "en",
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"reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
"internet slang",
"usage of Z by Russian nationalists"
],
"word": "zwastika"
},
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"lang_code": "en",
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"reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
"internet slang",
"Russia being militarised during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine"
],
"word": "Ruzzia"
},
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"a symbol used by Ukrainians to mock Russia"
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"etymology_text": "Sense 2 was derived from запад (zapad, “west”). The Z sign was initially used for vehicles targeted towards southeastern Ukraine, in a manner similar to invasion stripes used by the Allies in World War II. Later popularized by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol.",
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"tags": [
"lowercase"
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}
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"2": "letter",
"3": "lower case",
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"name": "head"
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"lang_code": "ru",
"pos": "symbol",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "75 25",
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"langcode": "ru",
"name": "Nationalism",
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
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"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-blóger",
"translation": "a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-бло́гер"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-mérč",
"translation": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-ме́рч"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-patriót",
"translation": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-патрио́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
"roman": "Z-téxnika",
"translation": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
"word": "Z-те́хника"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"roman": "zvástika",
"word": "zва́стика"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zombi",
"translation": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "zомби"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zétnik",
"translation": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "зе́тник"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"roman": "zɛ́tnik",
"word": "зэ́тник"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "to use a Nazi salute",
"roman": "zigovatʹ",
"translation": "to use a Nazi salute",
"word": "зиговать"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zigovatʹ",
"translation": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "zиговать"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "RoZZija",
"translation": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "РоZZия"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"roman": "rúZZkij mir",
"word": "ру́ZZкий мир"
}
],
"glosses": [
"the Roman letter Z, z"
],
"id": "en-Z-ru-symbol-sH2rvb3x",
"links": [
[
"Z",
"Z"
],
[
"z",
"z"
]
],
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "V",
"translation": "V",
"word": "V"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "Elensky",
"roman": "Jelénskij, slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter",
"translation": "Elensky",
"word": "Еле́нский"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"roman": "Z",
"word": "З"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"roman": "z",
"word": "з"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "we do not leave our own",
"roman": "svoíx ne brosájem, pro-war slogan",
"translation": "we do not leave our own",
"word": "свои́х не броса́ем"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "special operation",
"roman": "specoperácija, official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine",
"translation": "special operation",
"word": "спецопера́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"english": "denazify",
"roman": "denacificírovatʹ, another Russian government term used for the same invasion",
"translation": "denazify",
"word": "денацифици́ровать"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "зет"
}
]
},
{
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"langcode": "ru",
"name": "Politics",
"orig": "ru:Politics",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "37 63",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "34 66",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Russian links with redundant target parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 82",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Russian terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 90",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Russian terms written in foreign scripts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 100",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ru",
"name": "Russian politics",
"orig": "ru:Russian politics",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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1,
2
],
[
9,
10
]
],
"english": "\"for peace\", \"for victory\"",
"roman": "#ZaMir, #ZaPobedu",
"text": "#ZаМир, #ZаПобеду",
"translation": "\"for peace\", \"for victory\"",
"type": "example"
},
{
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[
0,
1
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
1
]
],
"english": "ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or \"call forth [to war]\")",
"text": "ZOV",
"translation": "ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or \"call forth [to war]\")",
"type": "example"
},
{
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0,
1
],
[
10,
11
],
[
10,
12
],
[
11,
12
],
[
16,
17
],
[
23,
24
],
[
28,
29
],
[
37,
38
]
],
"english": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
"roman": "Zalupa, roZZija, zveri, Zlo, Zombi, piZdec",
"text": "Zалупа, роZZия, zвери, Zло, Zомби, пиZдец",
"translation": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
],
"id": "en-Z-ru-symbol-ru:nationalist_symbol",
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"politics",
"politics"
],
[
"symbol",
"symbol"
],
[
"support",
"support"
]
],
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"(politics) A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
],
"senseid": [
"ru:nationalist symbol"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"derogatory"
],
"word": "полусва́стика"
},
{
"word": "но́вая сва́стика"
},
{
"word": "зва́стика"
},
{
"word": "зи́га"
}
],
"topics": [
"government",
"politics"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[zɛt]"
}
],
"word": "Z"
}
{
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"Pages with 44 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Russian 1-syllable words",
"Russian entries with incorrect language header",
"Russian lemmas",
"Russian letters",
"Russian links with redundant target parameters",
"Russian terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Russian terms written in foreign scripts",
"ru:Nationalism",
"ru:Russian politics"
],
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"english": "a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-blóger",
"translation": "a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-бло́гер"
},
{
"english": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-mérč",
"translation": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-ме́рч"
},
{
"english": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "Z-patriót",
"translation": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "Z-патрио́т"
},
{
"english": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
"roman": "Z-téxnika",
"translation": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
"word": "Z-те́хника"
},
{
"roman": "zvástika",
"word": "zва́стика"
},
{
"english": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zombi",
"translation": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "zомби"
},
{
"english": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zétnik",
"translation": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "зе́тник"
},
{
"roman": "zɛ́tnik",
"word": "зэ́тник"
},
{
"english": "to use a Nazi salute",
"roman": "zigovatʹ",
"translation": "to use a Nazi salute",
"word": "зиговать"
},
{
"english": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "zigovatʹ",
"translation": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "zиговать"
},
{
"english": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
"roman": "RoZZija",
"translation": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
"word": "РоZZия"
},
{
"roman": "rúZZkij mir",
"word": "ру́ZZкий мир"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
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"internet slang",
"usage of Z by Russian nationalists"
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"word": "zwastika"
},
{
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"lang_code": "en",
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"reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
"internet slang",
"Russia being militarised during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine"
],
"word": "Ruzzia"
},
{
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"raw_tags": [
"reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
"a symbol used by Ukrainians to mock Russia"
],
"word": "Z"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Sense 2 was derived from запад (zapad, “west”). The Z sign was initially used for vehicles targeted towards southeastern Ukraine, in a manner similar to invasion stripes used by the Allies in World War II. Later popularized by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol.",
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"tags": [
"lowercase"
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}
],
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"2": "letter",
"3": "lower case",
"4": "z"
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"pos": "symbol",
"related": [
{
"english": "V",
"translation": "V",
"word": "V"
},
{
"english": "Elensky",
"roman": "Jelénskij, slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter",
"translation": "Elensky",
"word": "Еле́нский"
},
{
"roman": "Z",
"word": "З"
},
{
"roman": "z",
"word": "з"
},
{
"english": "we do not leave our own",
"roman": "svoíx ne brosájem, pro-war slogan",
"translation": "we do not leave our own",
"word": "свои́х не броса́ем"
},
{
"english": "special operation",
"roman": "specoperácija, official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine",
"translation": "special operation",
"word": "спецопера́ция"
},
{
"english": "denazify",
"roman": "denacificírovatʹ, another Russian government term used for the same invasion",
"translation": "denazify",
"word": "денацифици́ровать"
}
],
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{
"glosses": [
"the Roman letter Z, z"
],
"links": [
[
"Z",
"Z"
],
[
"z",
"z"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "зет"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Russian terms with quotations",
"ru:Politics"
],
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1,
2
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9,
10
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],
"english": "\"for peace\", \"for victory\"",
"roman": "#ZaMir, #ZaPobedu",
"text": "#ZаМир, #ZаПобеду",
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"type": "example"
},
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0,
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0,
1
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"english": "ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or \"call forth [to war]\")",
"text": "ZOV",
"translation": "ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or \"call forth [to war]\")",
"type": "example"
},
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0,
1
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10,
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12
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12
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16,
17
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23,
24
],
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28,
29
],
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37,
38
]
],
"english": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
"roman": "Zalupa, roZZija, zveri, Zlo, Zombi, piZdec",
"text": "Zалупа, роZZия, zвери, Zло, Zомби, пиZдец",
"translation": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
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"support",
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},
{
"word": "но́вая сва́стика"
},
{
"word": "зва́стика"
},
{
"word": "зи́га"
}
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[zɛt]"
}
],
"word": "Z"
}
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