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"roman": "saksəy-prĕəh-yeihouvaa",
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"sense": "denomination",
"word": "Mga Saksi ni Jehova"
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"sense": "denomination",
"word": "Mga Saksi ni Hehoba"
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"word": "Свідки Єгови"
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"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "yahovā ke gavāh",
"sense": "denomination",
"word": "یہوواہ کے گواہ"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "denomination",
"word": "Nhân chứng Giê-hô-va"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "denomination",
"word": "Nhân Chứng Giê-hô-va"
}
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],
"word": "Jehovah's Witnesses"
}
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