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"word": "tongue troopers"
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"roman": "yǔyán jǐngchá",
"sense": "language police",
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"sense": "language police",
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"sense": "language police",
"word": "משטרת לשון"
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"alt": "げんごけいさつ",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "gengo keisatsu",
"sense": "language police",
"word": "言語警察"
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"roman": "jazykovája polícija",
"sense": "language police",
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"word": "языкова́я поли́ция"
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"sense": "language police",
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"word": "språkpolis"
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"sense": "language police",
"word": "keelepolitsei"
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"sense": "language police",
"word": "kielipoliisi"
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"sense": "language police",
"word": "police de la langue"
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"sense": "language police",
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"feminine"
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"sense": "language police",
"word": "משטרת לשון"
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gengo keisatsu",
"sense": "language police",
"word": "言語警察"
},
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"word": "языкова́я поли́ция"
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"word": "språkpolis"
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"word": "heddlu iaith"
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