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"roman": "matriarxat",
"sense": "system of government",
"word": "матриархат"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "enebiylik",
"sense": "system of government",
"word": "энебийлик"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "system of government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "matriarchat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "system of government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "matriarcado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "matriarxát",
"sense": "system of government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "матриарха́т"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "system of government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "matriarcado"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "maa-dtaa-tí-bpà-dtai",
"sense": "system of government",
"word": "มาตาธิปไตย"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "matriarxát",
"sense": "system of government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "матріарха́т"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"matriarchy"
],
"word": "matriarchy"
}
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