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"word": "বিলাতী ইংরেজী"
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"word": "英國英語"
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"word": "Kiingereza cha Uingereza"
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"word": "Britanya İngilizcesi"
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"sense": "English language as in Britain, especially in England",
"word": "tiếng anh của người Anh"
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"word": "British English"
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