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abtrünnig (adj)  renegade, rebel, rebellious; disloyal

Die Volksrepublik China betrachtet Taiwan als abtrünnige Provinz.
The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan a renegade province.

Related: der/die Abtrünnige renegade; apostate (rel.), die Abtrünnigkeit disloyalty, rebelliousness; apostasy, etw/jdm abtrünnig werden to be disloyal to sth/sb

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