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"An English earldom."
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"A surname."
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"ipa": "/ˈlɛstɚ/",
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"code": "hy",
"english": "Lester",
"lang": "Armenian",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "Լեստեր"
},
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"code": "bn",
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"roman": "lesṭer",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "লেস্টের"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "Lestǎr",
"sense": "city in England",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "city in England",
"word": "莱斯特"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Léster",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "Λέστερ"
},
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"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "lesṭar",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "લેસ્ટર"
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"code": "hi",
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"sense": "city in England",
"word": "लेस्टर"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "city in England",
"word": "レスター"
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"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "lesṭar",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "ಲೆಸ್ಟರ್"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Reseuteo",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "레스터"
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"code": "lo",
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"roman": "lēt tœ̄",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "ເລສເຕີ"
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "city in England",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "city in England",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Lesteris"
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "city in England",
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"code": "mr",
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{
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "Lecestre"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "lester",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "لستر"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "city in England",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Ле́стер"
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"code": "si",
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"sense": "city in England",
"word": "ලෙස්ටර්"
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"code": "ta",
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"sense": "city in England",
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"roman": "lesṭar",
"sense": "city in England",
"word": "లెస్టర్"
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{
"code": "th",
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"sense": "city in England",
"word": "เลสเตอร์"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Léster",
"sense": "city in England",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "ur",
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"roman": "laisṭar",
"sense": "city in England",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "لَیسٹر"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "city in England",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Caerlŷr"
}
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"Leicester (disambiguation)",
"Leicester, Massachusetts",
"River Soar"
],
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}
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"Leicester",
"Leicester (disambiguation)",
"Leicester, Massachusetts",
"River Soar"
],
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}
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