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"en:Cities in Mississippi, USA",
"en:Cities in the United States",
"en:Places in Mississippi, USA",
"en:Places in the United States"
],
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"A number of places in the United States:",
"A city in Washington County, Mississippi."
],
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"Washington County#English"
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]
]
},
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"en:Places in North Carolina, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Towns in North Carolina, USA",
"en:Towns in the United States"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places in the United States:",
"A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina."
],
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"United States",
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],
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"Brunswick County#English"
],
[
"North Carolina",
"North Carolina#English"
]
]
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"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA",
"en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
],
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"A number of places in the United States:",
"An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington."
],
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"United States",
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[
"Washington",
"Washington#English"
]
]
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{
"categories": [
"en:Places in Wisconsin, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA",
"en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places in the United States:",
"An unincorporated community in Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin."
],
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"United States",
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"unincorporated",
"unincorporated"
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"community",
"community"
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[
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"Wisconsin",
"Wisconsin#English"
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]
}
],
"word": "Leland"
}
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