"McDonald's" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məkˈdɒnəldz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-McDonald's.wav [Southern-England] Forms: McDonald's [plural], McDonald'ses [plural]
Etymology: From the surname of the two brothers who founded the company, Richard and Maurice McDonald. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|McDonald's|McDonald'ses}} McDonald's (plural McDonald's or McDonald'ses)
  1. A widespread chain of fast food restaurants. Categories (topical): Organizations, Restaurants Hypernyms: restaurant Derived forms: Mc-, McDonaldization, McJob, McMansion, McWorld Related terms: :Category:English terms prefixed with Mc- [derogatory], Tim Hortons Translations (fast-food restaurant): መክዶናልድስ (mäkdonaldəs) (Amharic), مَاكْدُونَالْدْز (makdūnaldz) [masculine] (Arabic), مَاكْدُونَالْدْز (makdonaldz) [masculine] (Arabic), ՄաքԴոնալդս (MakʿDonalds) (Armenian), Макдо́налдс (Makdónalds) [masculine] (Belarusian), Макдо́нальдс (Makdónalʹds) [masculine] (Belarusian), ম্যাকডোনাল্ড’স (mêkḑonalḑ's) (Bengali), Макдо́налдс (Makdónalds) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 麥當勞 (Chinese Cantonese), 麦当劳 (mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 麥記 (Chinese Cantonese), 麦记 (mak⁶ gei³) [slang] (Chinese Cantonese), M記 (Chinese Cantonese), M记 (em¹ gei³) [slang] (Chinese Cantonese), 老麥 (Chinese Cantonese), 老麦 (alt: lou⁵ mak⁶⁻²) [slang] (Chinese Cantonese), 麥當勞 (Chinese Mandarin), 麦当劳 (Màidāngláo) (Chinese Mandarin), McDonald's (Czech), mekáč [slang] (Czech), McDonald's (Dutch), Maccie [slang] (Dutch), McDonald's (Estonian), mäkk [slang] (Estonian), McDonald’s (Finnish), mäkkäri (Finnish), mäkki (Finnish), McDonald’s [masculine] (French), MacDo [masculine, slang] (French), McDo [masculine, slang] (French), მაკდონალდსი (maḳdonaldsi) (Georgian), McDonald's (German), Mäckes [masculine] (German), Μακντόναλντς (Makntónalnts) (Greek), મૅક્ડોનલ્ડ્સ્ (mĕkḍonalḍs) (Gujarati), 麥當勞 (Hakka Chinese), 麦当劳 (Ma̍k-tông-lò) (Hakka Chinese), מקדונלד׳ס (makdonald’s) [masculine] (Hebrew), मैकडॉनल्ड्स (maikḍŏnalḍs) (Hindi), McDonald's (Hungarian), meki [slang] (Hungarian), McDonald's (Indonesian), Mekdi [slang] (Indonesian), ᒪᒃᑑᓇᓪᑦᔅ (maktoonalts) (Inuktitut), マクドナルド (Makudonarudo) (Japanese), マック (Makku) [slang] (Japanese), マクド (Makudo) [dialectal, slang] (Japanese), ꦩꦏ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦤꦭ꧀ꦝ꧀ꦱ꧀ (makdhonaldhs) (Javanese), ಮಕ್ಡೊನಲ್ದ್ಸ್ (makḍonalds) (Kannada), 맥도날드 (Maekdonaldeu) (Korean), McDonald's (Latvian), Makdonalds [colloquial, masculine] (Latvian), maķītis [masculine, slang] (Latvian), McDonald's (Lithuanian), makas [masculine, slang] (Lithuanian), Мекдо́налдс (Mekdónalds) [masculine] (Macedonian), McDonald's (Malay), ميك دونلدس (Malay), Mekdi [slang] (Malay), मॅक्डॉनल्ड्ज (mĕkḍŏnalḍja) (Marathi), مکدونالدز (mak-donâldz) (Persian), McDonald's [masculine] (Polish), McDonald's [masculine] (Portuguese), Méqui [masculine, slang] (Portuguese), Макдо́налдс (Makdónalds) [masculine] (Russian), Макдо́нальдс (Makdónalʹds) [colloquial, masculine] (Russian), Мекдоналдс [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), McDonald's [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), මැක්ඩොනල්ඩ්ස් (mækḍonalḍs) (Sinhalese), McDonald's [masculine] (Spanish), McDonald's [neuter] (Swedish), Donken [slang] (Swedish), Gyllene måsen [slang] (Swedish), McDonald's (Tagalog), McDo [colloquial] (Tagalog), மக்டொனால்ட்ஸ் (makṭoṉālṭs) (Tamil), మక్డొనాల్డ్స్ (makḍonālḍs) (Telugu), แมคโดนัลด์ (mɛ́k-doo-nôo) (Thai), МакДо́нальдз (MakDónalʹdz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Макдо́налдс (Makdónalds) [masculine] (Ukrainian), میکڈانلڈس (maikḍānalḍs) (Urdu), ماكدونالدس (makdonalds) (Uyghur), McDonald's (Vietnamese), מאַקדאָנאַלדס (makdonalds) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-McDonald's-en-name-6hKFWlhb Disambiguation of Organizations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21 Synonyms: Don Dons [slang], Donken [Sweden], Golden Arches [slang], Maccas [Australian, New-Zealand, slang], Maccern [slang], Maccies [UK, slang], Maccy D's [UK, slang], MacDak [Russia, slang], Mac Shack [slang], McD [informal], McDank's [US, slang], McDick's [derogatory, informal, vulgar], McDo [Philippines, slang], McD's [South-Africa, slang], McDungheap's [derogatory, slang], McHell [derogatory, slang], McNiggers [offensive, slang, vulgar], McShit [derogatory, informal, vulgar], McShithole [derogatory, informal, vulgar], McShits [derogatory, informal, vulgar], McShittles [derogatory, informal, rare, vulgar], Mickey D [slang], Mickey D's [slang], Muccini's [slang], Mäkkäri [Finland, slang], mäkkäri [Finland, slang], Mäkki [Finland, slang]

Noun

IPA: /məkˈdɒnəldz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-McDonald's.wav [Southern-England] Forms: McDonald's [plural]
Etymology: From the surname of the two brothers who founded the company, Richard and Maurice McDonald. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|McDonald's}} McDonald's (countable and uncountable, plural McDonald's)
  1. Food from a McDonald's restaurant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): McDonald's, Restaurants Related terms: Golden Arches
    Sense id: en-McDonald's-en-noun-VnTRRRw7 Disambiguation of McDonald's: 25 75 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 54 46

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "word": "老麦"
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
          "word": "麥當勞"
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          "roman": "Ma̍k-tông-lò",
          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "roman": "Màidāngláo",
          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "word": "Maccie"
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          "word": "McDonald's"
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
          "word": "mäkkäri"
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          "word": "McDonald’s"
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          "word": "MacDo"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "word": "მაკდონალდსი"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:McDonald's",
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      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "mäkdonaldəs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "መክዶናልድስ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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    },
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "MakʿDonalds",
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      "word": "ՄաքԴոնալդս"
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      "roman": "Makdónalds",
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      ],
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      "code": "be",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "mêkḑonalḑ's",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ম্যাকডোনাল্ড’স"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Makdónalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Макдо́налдс"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "麥當勞"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴",
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      "word": "麦当劳"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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      "code": "yue",
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "麦记"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "M記"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "em¹ gei³",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "yue",
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "老麦"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "麥當勞"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Ma̍k-tông-lò",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "麦当劳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "麥當勞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Màidāngláo",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "麦当劳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "mekáč"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Maccie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "mäkk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald’s"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "mäkkäri"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "mäkki"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "McDonald’s"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "MacDo"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "McDo"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "maḳdonaldsi",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "მაკდონალდსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mäckes"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Makntónalnts",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "Μακντόναλντς"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "mĕkḍonalḍs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "મૅક્ડોનલ્ડ્સ્"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "makdonald’s",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מקדונלד׳ס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "maikḍŏnalḍs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "मैकडॉनल्ड्स"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "meki"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Mekdi"
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    {
      "code": "iu",
      "lang": "Inuktitut",
      "roman": "maktoonalts",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ᒪᒃᑑᓇᓪᑦᔅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Makudonarudo",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "マクドナルド"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Makku",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "マック"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Makudo",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "マクド"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "makdhonaldhs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ꦩꦏ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦤꦭ꧀ꦝ꧀ꦱ꧀"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "makḍonalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ಮಕ್ಡೊನಲ್ದ್ಸ್"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Maekdonaldeu",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "맥도날드"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Makdonalds"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "maķītis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "makas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Mekdónalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мекдо́налдс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ميك دونلدس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Mekdi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "mĕkḍŏnalḍja",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "मॅक्डॉनल्ड्ज"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mak-donâldz",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "مکدونالدز"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "McDonald's"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "McDonald's"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Méqui"
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      "roman": "Makdónalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Макдо́налдс"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Makdónalʹds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Макдо́нальдс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Мекдоналдс"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "mækḍonalḍs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "මැක්ඩොනල්ඩ්ස්"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Donken"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Gyllene måsen"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "McDo"
    },
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
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      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "மக்டொனால்ட்ஸ்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "makḍonālḍs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "మక్డొనాల్డ్స్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɛ́k-doo-nôo",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "แมคโดนัลด์"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "MakDónalʹdz",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "МакДо́нальдз"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "Makdónalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Макдо́налдс"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "maikḍānalḍs",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "makdonalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "ماكدونالدس"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "McDonald's"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "makdonalds",
      "sense": "fast-food restaurant",
      "word": "מאַקדאָנאַלדס"
    }
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    "McDonald's"
  ],
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}

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          "ref": "2006, Jane Green, Swapping Lives, Penguin",
          "text": "“Darling,” Janelle is standing on the outskirts of the group, listening with amusement, “just because a man has filet mignon at home, doesn't mean he doesn't fancy a McDonald's every now and then.”",
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          "ref": "2011, Leslie Thomas, Dangerous Davies And The Lonely Heart, Random House",
          "text": "He bought two McDonald's in a bag and took them to the Social Services place.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "2014, May 22, Don Thompson, quoted in \"McDonald's CEO insists fast-food giant pays 'fair wages' as protesters rally\", The Guardian\nMy parents eat McDonald’s and they are here today – they are quite healthy."
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