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amid

 
 
/əˈmɪd/ preposition ( also amidst, /əˈmɪdst/)

Translation

WHILE while something else is happening
bir başka şey olurken, tam orta yerinde
Security was increased amid fears of further terrorist attacks.1586
AMONG among
ortasında, arasında
a village set amid the hills1728
(Definition of amid preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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