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"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"word": "halifaksano"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "halifaksanino"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Haligonien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Haligonienne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Haligonier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Haligonierin"
}
],
"word": "Haligonian"
}
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