"Sesame Street" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Sesame Street}} Sesame Street
  1. A television show for children on PBS, associated with politically correct educational content. Related terms: Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster Translations (television show): Սեզամ փողոցում (Sezam pʻoġocʻum) (Armenian), Susam Caddesi (Azerbaijani), 芝麻街 (Zhīmajiē) (Chinese Mandarin), Sesame Street (Finnish), 1, rue Sésame [masculine] (French), სეზამის ქუჩა (sezamis kuča) (Georgian), Sesamstraße (German), Сезам көшесі (Sezam köşesı) (Kazakh), Сезам көчөсү (Sezam köcösü) (Kyrgyz), Сиамам (Siamam) (Tajik), Susam Sokağı (Turkish), Sesam ko'chasi (Uzbek), Sesamasüt (Volapük)

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