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},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "electrical substation",
"word": "ga xép"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "electrical substation",
"word": "trạm biến áp"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "electrical substation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "isorsaf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "satellite police station",
"word": "poliisiasema"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "satellite police station",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "subdelegacia"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "satellite police station",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "isorsaf"
}
],
"word": "substation"
}
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