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},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in Washington, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA",
"en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places in the United States:",
"An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington."
],
"links": [
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
],
[
"unincorporated",
"unincorporated"
],
[
"community",
"community"
],
[
"Lewis County",
"Lewis County#English"
],
[
"Washington",
"Washington#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Municipalities of Spain",
"en:Places in Galicia",
"en:Places in Spain"
],
"glosses": [
"A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain."
],
"links": [
[
"municipality",
"municipality"
],
[
"A Coruña",
"A Coruña#English"
],
[
"Galicia",
"Galicia#English"
],
[
"Spain",
"Spain#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɝtɪs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɜːtɪs/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"surname"
],
"word": "Curtiss"
}
],
"word": "Curtis"
}
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