"Pekela" meaning in Dutch

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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "name",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Boven Pekela"
        },
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          "word": "Nieuwe Pekela"
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          "word": "Oude Pekela"
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          "text": "Meronyms: Boven Pekela, Bronsveen, Dwarsdiep, Hoetmansmeer, Kruiselwerk, Nieuwe Pekela, Oude Pekela, Wildeplaats"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpeː.kə.laː/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aː"
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  ],
  "word": "Pekela"
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      "word": "Boven Pekela"
    },
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      "word": "Nieuwe Pekela"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oude Pekela"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "name",
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