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rainbow
mussel
iris
iridescence
rainbow trout
siphon
rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag
the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945
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Did you see the rainbow this morning?
Source: Tatoeba #8926999 · CC BY 2.0 FROh, look, look! There's a big rainbow over there!
Source: Tatoeba #9932494 · CC BY 2.0 FRA rainbow is one of the most beautiful phenomena of nature.
Source: Tatoeba #510701 · CC BY 2.0 FRA rainbow has seven colors.
Source: Tatoeba #4757592 · CC BY 2.0 FRA rainbow is a natural phenomenon.
Source: Tatoeba #565438 · CC BY 2.0 FRHow long is the Rainbow Bridge?
Source: Tatoeba #848241 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.