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A ~ is a town which used to be busy and wealthy but is now poor and deserted.
Mogadishu is said to be a virtual ~, deserted by two-thirds of its residents.
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A ~ is a town which used to be busy and wealthy but is now poor and deserted.
Mogadishu is said to be a virtual ~, deserted by two-thirds of its residents.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012