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Noun [English]

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  1. The aurora of the northern hemisphere. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: aurora borealis, mirrie dancers [Shetland] Derived forms: County of Northern Lights Coordinate_terms: aurora australis, southern lights Translations (the aurora of the northern hemisphere): noorderligte (Afrikaans), شفق قطبي (Arabic), բևեռափայլ (beweṙapʻayl) (Armenian), মেৰুপ্ৰভা (meruprobha) (Assamese), aurora polar [feminine] (Asturian), qütb parıltısı (Azerbaijani), һаҙағай (haźağay) (Bashkir), палярнае ззянне (paljarnaje zzjannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), মেরুজ্যোতি (merujjōti) (Bengali), tarzh-gouloù (Breton), северно сияние (severno sijanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), aurora boreal (Catalan), 北極光 (Chinese Mandarin), 北极光 (běijíguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), йыӈэттэт (jyṇėttėt) (Chukchi), polární záře [feminine] (Czech), nordlys [neuter] (Danish), polarlys (Danish), noorderlicht [neuter] (Dutch), aurora borealis [neuter] (Dutch), arkta aŭroro (Esperanto), nordlumo (Esperanto), norda brilo (Esperanto), virmalised (Estonian), norðlýsi [neuter] (Faroese), pólalýsi [neuter] (Faroese), revontulet (Finnish), aurore boréale [feminine] (French), aurore polaire [feminine] (French), aurora polar [feminine] (Galician), ჩრდილოეთის ციალი (črdiloetis ciali) (Georgian), ჩრდილოეთის ნათება (črdiloetis nateba) (Georgian), Nordlicht [neuter] (German), Polarlicht [neuter] (German), βόρειο σέλας (vóreio sélas) [neuter] (Greek), yakąįh (Gwich'in), zheekąįh (Gwich'in), זוהר הצפון (zóhar ha-tzafón) [masculine] (Hebrew), ध्रुवीय ज्योति (dhruvīya jyoti) (Hindi), északi fény (Hungarian), norðurljós [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), na Saighneáin [masculine, plural] (Irish), Na Gealáin Thuaidh [masculine, plural] (Irish), aurora boreale [feminine] (Italian), 北極光 (hokkyokukō) (alt: ほっきょくこう) (Japanese), 北光 (hokkō) (alt: ほっこう) (Japanese), オーロラ (ōrora) (Japanese), полярлық шұғыла (polärlyq şūğyla) (Kazakh), вой кыа (voj kya) (Komi-Zyrian), востым (vostym) (Komi-Zyrian), 오로라 (orora) (Korean), kāvi [masculine, plural] (Latvian), ziemeļblāzma [feminine] (Latvian), šiaurės pašvaistė [feminine] (Lithuanian), poliarinė pašvaistė [feminine] (Lithuanian), yoyekoyh (Lower Tanana), guovsagis (Lule Sami), поларна светлина (polarna svetlina) [feminine] (Macedonian), yáhoodǫ́ǫ́zí (Navajo), nahoogaii (Navajo), guovssahas (Northern Sami), nordlys [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), nordlys [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nordljos [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ଧ୍ରୁବୀୟ ଜ୍ୟୋତି (dhrubiyô jyoti) (Odia), شفق قطبی (Persian), guoksagis (Pite Sami), zorza polarna [feminine] (Polish), aurora boreal [feminine] (Portuguese), auroră polară [feminine] (Romanian), auroră boreală [feminine] (Romanian), се́верное сия́ние (sévernoje sijánije) [neuter] (Russian), се́верное поля́рное сия́ние (sévernoje poljárnoje sijánije) [neuter] (Russian), Na Fir-chlis [masculine, plural] (Scottish Gaelic), kuuskõõzz [plural] (Skolt Sami), polárna žiara [feminine] (Slovak), polarni sij (Slovene), aurora boreal [feminine] (Spanish), norrsken [neuter] (Swedish), துருவ ஒளி (turuva oḷi) (Tamil), แสงเหนือ (sɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉa) (Thai), харп (alt: xarp°) (Tundra Nenets), kutup ışıkları (Turkish), полярне сяйво (poljarne sjajvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), півні́чне ся́йво (pivníčne sjájvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), kìshahtèk (Unami), qutb yogʻdusi (Uzbek), bắc cực quang (Vietnamese), goleuni'r gogledd (Welsh)

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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "na Saighneáin"
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "alt": "ほっきょくこう",
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          "roman": "hokkyokukō",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "北極光"
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          "alt": "ほっこう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hokkō",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "北光"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōrora",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "オーロラ"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "polärlyq şūğyla",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "полярлық шұғыла"
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "code": "kpv",
          "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
          "roman": "vostym",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "востым"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "orora",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "오로라"
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
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          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "polárna žiara"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "polarni sij"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurora boreal"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "norrsken"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "turuva oḷi",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "துருவ ஒளி"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉa",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "แสงเหนือ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "xarp°",
          "code": "yrk",
          "lang": "Tundra Nenets",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "харп"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "kutup ışıkları"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poljarne sjajvo",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "полярне сяйво"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pivníčne sjájvo",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "півні́чне ся́йво"
        },
        {
          "code": "unm",
          "lang": "Unami",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "kìshahtèk"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "qutb yogʻdusi"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "bắc cực quang"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
          "word": "goleuni'r gogledd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "northern lights"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "aurora australis"
    },
    {
      "word": "southern lights"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "County of Northern Lights"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "northern lights pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bashkir terms with redundant script codes",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Georgian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30",
          "text": "A common and beautiful side-effect of high solar activity is the Aurora Borealis - the northern lights that dance across Arctic skies. […] Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The aurora of the northern hemisphere."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aurora",
          "aurora"
        ],
        [
          "hemisphere",
          "hemisphere"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "aurora borealis"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Shetland"
      ],
      "word": "mirrie dancers"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "noorderligte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "شفق قطبي"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "beweṙapʻayl",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "բևեռափայլ"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "meruprobha",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "মেৰুপ্ৰভা"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora polar"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "qütb parıltısı"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "haźağay",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "һаҙағай"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "paljarnaje zzjannje",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "палярнае ззянне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "merujjōti",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "মেরুজ্যোতি"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "tarzh-gouloù"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "severno sijanie",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "северно сияние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "aurora boreal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "北極光"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "běijíguāng",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "北极光"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckt",
      "lang": "Chukchi",
      "roman": "jyṇėttėt",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "йыӈэттэт"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polární záře"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nordlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "polarlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "noorderlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aurora borealis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "arkta aŭroro"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "nordlumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "norda brilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "virmalised"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "norðlýsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pólalýsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "revontulet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurore boréale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurore polaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora polar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "črdiloetis ciali",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "ჩრდილოეთის ციალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "črdiloetis nateba",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "ჩრდილოეთის ნათება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nordlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Polarlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vóreio sélas",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βόρειο σέλας"
    },
    {
      "code": "gwi",
      "lang": "Gwich'in",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "yakąįh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gwi",
      "lang": "Gwich'in",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "zheekąįh"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zóhar ha-tzafón",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "זוהר הצפון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dhruvīya jyoti",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "ध्रुवीय ज्योति"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "északi fény"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "norðurljós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "na Saighneáin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Na Gealáin Thuaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora boreale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほっきょくこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hokkyokukō",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "北極光"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほっこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hokkō",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "北光"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōrora",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "オーロラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "polärlyq şūğyla",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "полярлық шұғыла"
    },
    {
      "code": "kpv",
      "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
      "roman": "voj kya",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "вой кыа"
    },
    {
      "code": "kpv",
      "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
      "roman": "vostym",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "востым"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "orora",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "오로라"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kāvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ziemeļblāzma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šiaurės pašvaistė"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poliarinė pašvaistė"
    },
    {
      "code": "taa",
      "lang": "Lower Tanana",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "yoyekoyh"
    },
    {
      "code": "smj",
      "lang": "Lule Sami",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "guovsagis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polarna svetlina",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поларна светлина"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "yáhoodǫ́ǫ́zí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "nahoogaii"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "guovssahas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nordlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nordlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nordljos"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "dhrubiyô jyoti",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "ଧ୍ରୁବୀୟ ଜ୍ୟୋତି"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "شفق قطبی"
    },
    {
      "code": "sje",
      "lang": "Pite Sami",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "guoksagis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zorza polarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora boreal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auroră polară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auroră boreală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sévernoje sijánije",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "се́верное сия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sévernoje poljárnoje sijánije",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "се́верное поля́рное сия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Na Fir-chlis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kuuskõõzz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polárna žiara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "polarni sij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora boreal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "norrsken"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "turuva oḷi",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "துருவ ஒளி"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉa",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "แสงเหนือ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "xarp°",
      "code": "yrk",
      "lang": "Tundra Nenets",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "харп"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "kutup ışıkları"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poljarne sjajvo",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "полярне сяйво"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pivníčne sjájvo",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "півні́чне ся́йво"
    },
    {
      "code": "unm",
      "lang": "Unami",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "kìshahtèk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "qutb yogʻdusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "bắc cực quang"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the aurora of the northern hemisphere",
      "word": "goleuni'r gogledd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "northern lights"
}

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