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Etymology
Since the 1890s from a G. trademark < AGr. polytonic|ἥ��� (h�r�s) "hero" (due to the feelings of power and exaltation while under the influence of the drug).

Homophones
heroine

Noun
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1. A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as a narcotic in most of the world.

Synonyms
(chemical names): diacetylmorphine
(street names): Big H, boy, dope, junk, horse, skag, smack

Translations
trans-top|powerful and addictive drug
Bosnian: heroin#Bosnian|heroin m
Chinese: 海�� (h�i luò yīn)
Czech: #Czech|heroin m
Danish: heroin c
Dutch: heroïne f
Estonian: heroiin
Finnish: heroiini
French: héroïne f
German: Heroin n
Greek: η��ίνη (iroini) f
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Polish: heroina f
Portuguese: heroína f
Russian: ге�оин (geroín) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �е�оин#Serbian|�е�оин m
:Roman: heroin#Serbian|heroin m
Spanish: heroína f
Turkish: eroin
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Category:Recreational drugs

Bosnian

Noun
bs-noun-unc|g=m

1. #English|heroin

Category:bs:Recreational drugs

Czech

Noun
infl|cs|noun|gender=m

1. #English|heroin

Category:cs:Recreational drugs

Danish

Noun
infl|da|noun|gender=c

1. #English|heroin

Category:da:Recreational drugs

Serbian

Noun
sr-noun-unc|g=m

1. #English|heroin

Cyrillic spelling
�е�оин#Serbian|�е�оин

Category:sr:Recreational drugs

Swedish

Noun
hero-in -et (rarely as plural)

1. #English|heroin

Category:Swedish nouns
Category:sv:Recreational drugs

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