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armed
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adjective
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
armed robbery
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adjective
(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
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adjective
having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
the many-armed goddess Shiva
forces
noun
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(military) troops (plural only).
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Troops
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Russian
Adjective
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If someone or something is Russian, they are from Russia.
The president met with Russian President Medvedev, to talk about U.S. and Russian cooperation.
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If something is Russian, it is typical of Russia.
There aren't many Russian restaurants in Toronto.
Russian
Noun
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Russian is the main language of Russia.
I studied Russian for two years, but in Moscow nobody understood me.
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A Russian is a person from the country Russia.
Bill talked to a Russian man who was visiting .
federation
Noun
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A federation is a country formed by separate states that have given certain powers to a central government while keeping control over local matters.
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A federation is an organization that is made by loosely joining together smaller organizations.
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Federation is the act of joining together separate organizations or states.