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"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "ព្រៃនគរ"
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "សៃហ្គន"
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"word": "ໄຊງ່ອນ"
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