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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gordíans hnúturinn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nodo gordiano"
},
{
"alt": "ゴルディオスのむすびめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gorudiosu no musubime",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"word": "ゴルディオスの結び目"
},
{
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Górdische knoup"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gordiev jazol",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гордиев јазол"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordisk knute"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "węzeł gordyjski"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nó górdio"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nod gordian"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "górdijev úzel",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́рдиев у́зел"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Гордијев чвор"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gordijev čvor"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordický uzol"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordijski vozel"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nudo gordiano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gordisk knut"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hórdijiv vúzol",
"sense": "mythical knot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́рдіїв ву́зол"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"word": "nyja gordiane"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gordyan hanguycʿ",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"word": "գորդյան հանգույց"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordický uzel"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gordisk knude"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordiaanse knoop"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"word": "Gordionin solmu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nœud gordien"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "górdios desmós",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "γόρδιος δεσμός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"word": "gordiuszi csomó"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gordíans hnúturinn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nodo gordiano"
},
{
"alt": "ゴルディオスのむすびめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gorudiosu no musubime",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"word": "ゴルディオスの結び目"
},
{
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Górdische knoup"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordisk knute"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "węzeł gordyjski"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nó górdio"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nod gordian"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "górdijev úzel",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́рдиев у́зел"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gordijski vozel"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nudo gordiano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gordisk knut"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hórdijiv vúzol",
"sense": "intricate problem",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́рдіїв ву́зол"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gordian Knot"
],
"word": "Gordian knot"
}
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