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"Ontario#English"
],
[
"Canada",
"Canada#English"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Āsègǎng",
"sense": "port in China",
"word": "阿瑟港"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "port in China",
"word": "Port Arthur"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "Port-Artur",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "port in China",
"word": "Порт-Артур"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Port Arthur",
"William Arthur (Royal Navy)"
],
"word": "Port Arthur"
}
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