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"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite"
],
"word": "polici"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ፖሊስ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شُرْطَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "būlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "بُولِيس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "būlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "بوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شرطة"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شُرْطة"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "būlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"dated",
"masculine"
],
"word": "بوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "būlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "بوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "būlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "بوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شرطة"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ostikanutʻyun",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ոստիկանություն"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsii"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsie"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "astinumii"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite"
],
"word": "astinumie"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "astinumia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "পুলিচ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "arokhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "আৰক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "nirapottarokhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "নিৰাপত্তাৰক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "az",
"english": "archaism",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "zabitiyyə"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palícyja",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "палі́цыя"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "milícyja",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́цыя"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "puliś",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "পুলিশ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "arokkhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "আরক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nirapottarokkhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "নিরাপত্তারক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "rai:",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ရဲ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "pu.lip",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ပုလိပ်"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "dtp",
"lang": "Central Dusun",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "milco",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милцо"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ging² caat³",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "žinca",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "җинца"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "i͡ayi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "яйи"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "dng",
"english": "militia",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "milis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "милис"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cdo",
"lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
"roman": "gīng-chák",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"roman": "kín-chhat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cjy",
"lang": "Jin Chinese",
"roman": "jing² ca¹",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jǐngchá",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jǐngfāng",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警方"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "(Ministry of) Public Security (PRC)",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōng'ān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "公安"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "wuu",
"lang": "Wu Chinese",
"roman": "⁵cin-tshaq",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kreslu"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policie"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "politie"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsei"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ee",
"lang": "Ewe",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kpovitɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "løgregla"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poliisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗolicia",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "პოლიცია"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "astynomía",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αστυνομία"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "politiit"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "પોલીસ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "lapolis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mākaʻi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mishtará",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "משטרה \\ מִשְׁטָרָה"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पोलिस"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पुलिस m आरक्षी"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "rendőrség"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lögregla"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "gardaí"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"raw_tags": [
"in Ireland"
],
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"specifically"
],
"word": "Gardaí"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "póilíní"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "péas"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "forza pubblica"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"alt": "けいさつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keisatsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "xal",
"lang": "Kalmyk",
"roman": "tsagda",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "цагда"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ಪೊಲೀಸ್"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "polisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "milisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "poulih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលិស"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pouliih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលីស"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tɑɑtɑmruət",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "តម្រួត"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kongʼaan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "កុងអាន"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "nɔɔnɔkɔɔ baal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "នគរបាល"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"alt": "警察",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongchal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "경찰"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "polîs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پۆلیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polîs"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lmy",
"lang": "Laboya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "palihi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tam lūat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ຕຳຫຼວດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pō lit",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ໂປລິດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vigilia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vigiles"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "denutiatores"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiatores"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "biocolyta"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "custos"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "publicus"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiator"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pliesj"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ција"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ција"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"english": "Sumatra",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Riau"
],
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Southern",
"Thailand"
],
"word": "serdadu"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mata-mata"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "pōlīsŭ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "പോലീസ്"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pulizija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poleenyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pirihimana"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पोलीस"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "cagdaa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "цагдаа"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "čaɣdag-a",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠴᠠᠭᠳᠠᠭᠠ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "siláo"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "prahari",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "प्रहरी"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politii"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boliisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ପୁଲିସ୍"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"alt": "きーさち",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "kīsachi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "policæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полицӕ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "milicæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милицӕ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پولِیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پُلیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâsbân",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policja"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ਪੁਲਿਸ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "chapaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poliție"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poileas"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "полѝција"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "мѝлӣција"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "polìcija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìlīcija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "polīsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "පොලීසිය"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boolis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Peru",
"feminine"
],
"word": "tombería"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
],
"word": "aina"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
],
"word": "shorta"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisya"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милитсия"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "политсия"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "polisiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полисия"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kāval",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "காவல்"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "போலீஸ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "rakṣaka daḷamu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "రక్షక దళము"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pōlīsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "పోలీసు"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtam-rùuat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ตำรวจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "th",
"english": "Obsolete",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "โปลิศ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "nyen rtog pa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ཉེན་རྟོག་པ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ti",
"lang": "Tigrinya",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ፖሊስ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "sakçı"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kınçal"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisiýa"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полі́ція"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́ція"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "śurta",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شُرْطَہ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pāsbān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "saqchi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ساقچى"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "militsiya"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsiya"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"alt": "警察",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "cảnh sát"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"alt": "公安",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "công an"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pold"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heddlu"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polysje"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 24 26 9 2 1 1 2 1 1",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "politsey",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פּאָליציי"
},
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"regional",
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[
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{
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[
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"feminine"
],
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"word": "ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ"
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"word": "ရဲ"
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"word": "ပုလိပ်"
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"code": "dng",
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{
"code": "cdo",
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{
"code": "cjy",
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "警察"
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "wuu",
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"code": "kw",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "crh",
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{
"code": "cs",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "da",
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"code": "nl",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "eo",
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"code": "et",
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{
"code": "ee",
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"word": "kpovitɔ"
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{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "løgregla"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poliisi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "პოლიცია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "kl",
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{
"code": "gu",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "પોલીસ"
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{
"code": "ht",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "lapolis"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mākaʻi"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mishtará",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "משטרה \\ מִשְׁטָרָה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पोलिस"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पुलिस m आरक्षी"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "rendőrség"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lögregla"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "gardaí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"raw_tags": [
"in Ireland"
],
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"specifically"
],
"word": "Gardaí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "póilíní"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "péas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "forza pubblica"
},
{
"alt": "けいさつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keisatsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"code": "xal",
"lang": "Kalmyk",
"roman": "tsagda",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "цагда"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ಪೊಲೀಸ್"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "polisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "milisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "poulih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលិស"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pouliih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលីស"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tɑɑtɑmruət",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "តម្រួត"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kongʼaan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "កុងអាន"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "nɔɔnɔkɔɔ baal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "នគរបាល"
},
{
"alt": "警察",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongchal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "경찰"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "polîs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پۆلیس"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polîs"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"code": "lmy",
"lang": "Laboya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "palihi"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tam lūat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ຕຳຫຼວດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pō lit",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ໂປລິດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vigilia"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vigiles"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "denutiatores"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiatores"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "biocolyta"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "custos"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "publicus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiator"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pliesj"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ција"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ција"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"english": "Sumatra",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Riau"
],
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Southern",
"Thailand"
],
"word": "serdadu"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mata-mata"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "pōlīsŭ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "പോലീസ്"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pulizija"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poleenyn"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pirihimana"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पोलीस"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "cagdaa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "цагдаа"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "čaɣdag-a",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠴᠠᠭᠳᠠᠭᠠ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "siláo"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "prahari",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "प्रहरी"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politii"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boliisa"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ପୁଲିସ୍"
},
{
"alt": "きーさち",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "kīsachi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "policæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полицӕ"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "milicæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милицӕ"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پوليس"
},
{
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پولِیس"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پُلیس"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâsbân",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ਪੁਲਿਸ"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "chapaq"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poliție"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ция"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poileas"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "полѝција"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "мѝлӣција"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "polìcija"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìlīcija"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "polīsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "පොලීසිය"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boolis"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Peru",
"feminine"
],
"word": "tombería"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisi"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
],
"word": "aina"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
],
"word": "shorta"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisya"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милитсия"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "политсия"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "polisiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полисия"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kāval",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "காவல்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "போலீஸ்"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "rakṣaka daḷamu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "రక్షక దళము"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pōlīsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "పోలీసు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtam-rùuat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ตำรวจ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"english": "Obsolete",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "โปลิศ"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "nyen rtog pa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ཉེན་རྟོག་པ"
},
{
"code": "ti",
"lang": "Tigrinya",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ፖሊስ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "sakçı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kınçal"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisiýa"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полі́ція"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́ція"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِیس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "śurta",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شُرْطَہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pāsbān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "saqchi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ساقچى"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "militsiya"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsiya"
},
{
"alt": "警察",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "cảnh sát"
},
{
"alt": "公安",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "công an"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
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