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"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "de",
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{
"code": "mi",
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{
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"roman": "jamāʕa",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "bg",
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"feminine"
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"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "huìzhōng",
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"word": "會眾 /会众"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
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},
{
"code": "nl",
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"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"word": "(kerk)gemeente"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"lang_code": "nl",
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{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"lang_code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉"
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "ekklisíasma",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"religion",
"lifestyle"
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{
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{
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"code": "id",
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"word": "会衆"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"lang_code": "mi",
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"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ro",
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
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"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pástva",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "па́ства"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kongregácija",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "gd",
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"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
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"code": "sh",
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"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kongregacija"
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{
"code": "sl",
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"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kongregacija"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregación"
},
{
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"topics": [
"Christianity"
],
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},
{
"code": "tr",
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"word": "cemaat"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "jamā'at",
"sense": "religious gathering of people in a place of worship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "جَماعَت"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "kongregacija",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "конгрегация"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congrégation"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kongregation"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregazione"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregatio"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kongregacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregação"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kongregacija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "Roman Congregation",
"word": "bộ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "săbranie",
"sense": "corporate body",
"word": "събрание"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "zasedanie",
"sense": "corporate body",
"word": "заседание"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "corporate body",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "corporate body",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gemeinde"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "corporate body",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gemeinschaft"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "edá",
"sense": "corporate body",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "hy",
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{
"code": "bg",
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],
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{
"code": "bg",
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],
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
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{
"code": "nl",
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},
{
"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "nl",
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"lang_code": "nl",
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},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
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"word": "vergadering"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ansammlung (unorganised)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pulk"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Menschenauflauf"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "fig.",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"word": "Traube"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "gaqumþs",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "kahál",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קָהָל"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "jamāt",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "जमात"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "jamāat",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "जमाअत"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mannsöfnuður"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"lang_code": "ia",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "congregation"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "congregazione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "raduno"
},
{
"alt": "しゅうだん",
"code": "ja",
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"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "shūdan",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "集団"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "minenga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "whakaminenga"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "samnung"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zebranie"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregação"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "assembleia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "sobránije",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "собра́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "skoplénije",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "скопле́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "sxódka",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "схо́дка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kongregacija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "congregación"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"lang_code": "unm",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "maehëlan"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"lang_code": "unm",
"sense": "large gathering of people",
"word": "xinkwi maehëlan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "jato",
"sense": "group of eagles",
"tags": [
"hypernym",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ято"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "group of eagles",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schwarm"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "group of eagles",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Schar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "group of eagles",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jato"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"New Testament",
"William Tyndale"
],
"word": "congregation"
}
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