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"text": "[...]Hi vang, King of Yen and of Corea, was defeated, taken and killed in the Year 259 before the Birth of Chriſt, according to the Chineſe Hiſtory, and Tſin vang was acknowledged for Emperor of all China by the Name of Tſin chi hoang ti.",
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"roman": "gung¹ jyun⁴ cin⁴",
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"roman": "mɔɔkɔɔsɑɑ",
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"word": "ម.គ.ស."
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"roman": "mun krɨh saʼkraac",
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"code": "la",
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"word": "Doodaatsaahii tʼah bítséedi"
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"word": "kaɓla wakati rilio nuwo (kabla wakati rilio nuwo)"
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"code": "nb",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "before Christ",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
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"alt": "до Рождества́ Христо́ва",
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"code": "gd",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sw",
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"alt": "క్రీస్తు పూర్వము (krīstu pūrvamu)",
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"word": "క్రీ.పూ."
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"code": "mt",
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"word": "Doodaatsaahii tʼah bítséedi"
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"word": "f.Kr. (før Kristi fødsel)"
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"sense": "before Christ",
"word": "f.Kr."
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "до на́шей э́ры"
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"code": "gd",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
"english": "antes de Cristo",
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"sense": "before Christ",
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "before Christ",
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "before Christ",
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