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"word": "Lexie"
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"word": "Sandy"
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"word": "Sasha"
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"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Aleksandra"
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"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Aleksandra"
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"word": "Alexandra"
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"code": "is",
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{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Oleksandra"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Alessandra"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "Arekusandora",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "アレクサンドラ"
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"word": "Alexandra"
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"sense": "female given name",
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"word": "Aleksandra"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "Aleksándra",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
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"word": "Алекса́ндра"
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{
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Iskandariah"
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"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
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"word": "𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Alexandra"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Aleksandra"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "female given name",
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"word": "Alexandra"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
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"word": "Alexandra"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"tags": [
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"word": "Алекса́ндра"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Alejandra"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Alexandra"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Zhénǚxīng",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "哲女星"
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