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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "Niníva",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Нини́ва"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "ninevhe",
"word": "निनेव्हे"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "Ninova",
"word": "نینوه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "Neynavâ",
"word": "نینوا"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Niniwa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nínive"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Ninevija",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ниневия"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nínive"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"word": "นิเนเวห์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"word": "Ninova"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Nineveh"
],
"word": "Nineveh"
}
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"section": "English",
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"title": "Nineveh",
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}
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