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Usages of baş
baş örtüsü
headscarf
başkan
presidentSYSTEM IN US
başbakan
prime minister
Her şeyin başı sağlık.
Health before everything. [Lit.] The head of everything is health.
başkahraman
protagonist
başdüşman
antagonist
başvurmak
to apply, to make an application
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