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"code": "da",
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"code": "eo",
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"word": "akvodislimo"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
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"word": "ligne de partage des eaux"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣q̇algamq̇opi",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"word": "წყალგამყოფი"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"word": "წყალგასაყარი"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Wasserscheide"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υδροκρίτης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קו פרשת המים"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "vatnaskil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "spartiacque"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "suairyq",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"word": "суайрық"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vododélnica",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вододе́лница"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vódovrat",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
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"word": "во́доврат"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"word": "legeh"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
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"word": "vannskille"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "vasskilje"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "divisor de águas"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "cumpănă de ape"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vodorazdél",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "водоразде́л"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "línea divisoria"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"word": "vattendelare"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vododíl",
"sense": "boundary between adjacent catchment basins",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вододі́л"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "povratna točka",
"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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"neuter"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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"word": "punto de inflexión"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "קו פרשת המים"
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"sense": "critical point marking a change in course or development",
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"word": "divisor de água"
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"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
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"code": "es",
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"masculine"
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"word": "hito"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "time after which adult material may be broadcast",
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