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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "East German Ministry for State Security",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Stasi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "East German Ministry for State Security",
"word": "Stasi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "East German Ministry for State Security",
"word": "シュタージ"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "śṭājhī",
"sense": "East German Ministry for State Security",
"word": "श्टाझी"
}
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},
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