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"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA"
],
"glosses": [
"A locale in the United States.",
"An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake."
],
"links": [
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
],
[
"unincorporated community",
"unincorporated community"
],
[
"Missouri",
"Missouri#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in South Carolina, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in South Carolina, USA"
],
"glosses": [
"A locale in the United States.",
"An unincorporated community in South Carolina."
],
"links": [
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
],
[
"unincorporated community",
"unincorporated community"
],
[
"South Carolina",
"South Carolina#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dɹeɪk/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪk"
}
],
"word": "Drake"
}
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