See Circe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"feminine"
],
"word": "Ки́рка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Circéja",
"sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Цирце́я"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Circi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Circe"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Kírka",
"sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Кі́рка"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Cyrcéja",
"sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Цирце́я"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Wūshénxīng",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "巫神星"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Circé"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sarsī",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "सर्सी"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Circi"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"34 Circe",
"Circe"
],
"word": "Circe"
}
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