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{
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}
],
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{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "3-1-3"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "Arsenal of Democracy"
},
{
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"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
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{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "The D"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "D-Town"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "Hockeytown"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"word": "Motor City"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "Motown"
},
{
"sense": "city of Michigan",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "Rock City"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"lang_code": "am",
"roman": "dätroyt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "ደትሮይት"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ditrūyt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ديترويت"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "detrūit",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ديترويت"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "Detroyt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Դետրոյտ"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "dai² dak⁶ leot⁶",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "底特律"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dǐtèlǜ",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "底特律"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Detrojto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Détroit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Detroit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "Ntitróit",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Ντητρόιτ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "det'roit'",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "דטרויט"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "Detoroito",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "デトロイト"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "Diteuroiteu",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "디트로이트"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Detroitum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Sinus Michiganus"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"lang_code": "oj",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Waawiyaataanong"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Detroit"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Detroit"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Dɛtrójt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Детро́йт"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Detroit"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "ṭiṭrāyiṭ",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "டிட்ராயிட்"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "Detroit"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "Detrójt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Детро́йт"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"lang_code": "yi",
"roman": "detroyt",
"sense": "largest city and former capital of Michigan",
"word": "דעטרויט"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Detroit River"
],
"word": "Detroit"
}
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