See Harvard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "ჰარვარდი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "university",
"word": "Harvard"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "university",
"word": "Harvard"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "university",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Harvard"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Gárvard",
"sense": "university",
"word": "Га́рвард"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "Hárvard",
"sense": "university",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Га́рвард"
}
],
"word": "Harvard"
}
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