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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genoveva"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "jenivīvŭ",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "ജെനിവീവ്"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Jurvèva"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genowefa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genoveva"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Genoveva"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Ženevʹjéva",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Женевье́ва"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Genovéfa",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Генове́фа"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Геновефа"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Геновева"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genovefa"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genoveva"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genovéva"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genovefa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Genoveva"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Ženevʺjéva",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Женев'є́ва"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Henovéfa",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Генове́фа"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Djenvire"
}
],
"word": "Genevieve"
}
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