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umbrella

 
 
/ʌmˈbrelə/ noun [C]

Translation

a thing that you hold above your head to keep yourself dry when it is raining
şemsiye
1509
umbrella group/organization, etc a large organization that is made of many smaller organizations
genel; geniş/ana grup/kurum vb.
1445
(Definition of umbrella noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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