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"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "Kalkúta",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Калку́та"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "kalkattā",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "कलकत्ता"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "kalkate",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "کلکته"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kalkuta"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Calcutá"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Kalʹkútta",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Кальку́тта"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "Calcuta"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "kolkattā",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "கொல்கத்தா"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "kalakattā",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "కలకత్తా"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "Kalkatā",
"sense": "former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal",
"word": "کلکتہ"
}
],
"word": "Calcutta"
}
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