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"word": "швейца́рский нож"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of pocket knife",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "navaja suiza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of pocket knife",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "schweizisk armékniv"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mêet páp sàwìt",
"sense": "type of pocket knife",
"word": "มีดพับสวิส"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "type of pocket knife",
"word": "İsviçre çakısı"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Swiss Armed Forces",
"Swiss Army knife",
"Swiss Army knife#History"
],
"word": "Swiss Army knife"
}
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