You use ~ to refer to objects which you think are unusual and interesting, usually because they come from or are related to a distant country.
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You use ~ to refer to objects which you think are unusual and interesting, usually because they come from or are related to a distant country.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012