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"A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City."
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"links": [
[
"Nigeria",
"Nigeria#English"
],
[
"South South",
"South South#English"
],
[
"Benin City",
"Benin City#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English collective nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"The people of Edo State."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(collectively) The people of Edo State."
],
"tags": [
"collective"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English uncountable nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people."
],
"links": [
[
"Volta",
"Volta"
],
[
"Niger",
"Niger"
],
[
"language",
"language"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable) The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people."
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛdəʊ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛdoʊ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛdəʊ"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"topics": [
"language",
"linguistics",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "Bini"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "eḍo",
"sense": "a state of Nigeria",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "एडो"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a state of Nigeria",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Edo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the people of Edo State",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "edo"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "eḍo",
"sense": "a Volta-Niger language spoken by the Edo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "एडो"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a Volta-Niger language spoken by the Edo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "edo"
}
],
"word": "Edo"
}
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