See refinery on Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neftezavód",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нефтезаво́д"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "NPZ",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "НПЗ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "sugar",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sáxarnyj zavód",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "са́харный заво́д"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "riffinirìa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "refinería"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "raffinaderi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "arıtımevi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "rafineri"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "tasfiyehane"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "rafinükamöp"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"english": "sugar",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"word": "juegirafinükamöp"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "building used to produce refined products",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "purfa"
}
],
"word": "refinery"
}
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