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"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "desert",
"word": "Gobi"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "desert",
"word": "sa mạc Gô bi"
}
],
"word": "Gobi"
}
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