See Rand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"given names",
"given name"
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"Randall",
"Randall#English"
],
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"Randolph",
"Randolph#English"
]
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"en:Civil parishes of Lincolnshire, England",
"en:Places in England",
"en:Places in Lincolnshire, England",
"en:Villages in England",
"en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places, other than in South Africa:",
"A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078)."
],
"links": [
[
"village",
"village"
],
[
"civil parish",
"civil parish"
],
[
"West Lindsey",
"West Lindsey#English"
],
[
"Lincolnshire",
"Lincolnshire#English"
],
[
"England",
"England#English"
],
[
"OS",
"OS"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in Australia",
"en:Places in New South Wales, Australia",
"en:Towns in Australia",
"en:Towns in New South Wales, Australia"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places, other than in South Africa:",
"A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia."
],
"links": [
[
"town",
"town"
],
[
"Federation",
"Federation#English"
],
[
"New South Wales",
"New South Wales#English"
],
[
"Australia",
"Australia#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in Colorado, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Colorado, USA"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places, other than in South Africa:",
"An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States."
],
"links": [
[
"unincorporated community",
"unincorporated community"
],
[
"Jackson County",
"Jackson County#English"
],
[
"Colorado",
"Colorado#English"
],
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in Texas, USA",
"en:Places in the United States",
"en:Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places, other than in South Africa:",
"An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States."
],
"links": [
[
"unincorporated community",
"unincorporated community"
],
[
"Kaufman County",
"Kaufman County#English"
],
[
"Texas",
"Texas#English"
],
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA",
"en:Places in West Virginia, USA",
"en:Places in the United States"
],
"glosses": [
"A number of places, other than in South Africa:",
"A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States."
],
"links": [
[
"census-designated place",
"census-designated place"
],
[
"Kanawha County",
"Kanawha County#English"
],
[
"West Virginia",
"West Virginia#English"
],
[
"United States",
"United States#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-ænd"
}
],
"word": "Rand"
}
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