See Untermensch on Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/De-Untermensch.ogg/De-Untermensch.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/De-Untermensch.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
}
],
"word": "Untermensch"
}
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