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"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "kumāmoto",
"sense": "a prefecture in Japan",
"word": "कुमामोतो"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Kumamóto",
"sense": "a prefecture in Japan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Кумамо́то"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kuu-maa-moo-dtò",
"sense": "a prefecture in Japan",
"word": "คูมาโมโตะ"
}
],
"word": "Kumamoto"
}
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