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"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "tiyanshan",
"sense": "mountain range",
"word": "تىيانشان"
},
{
"alt": "天山",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mountain range",
"word": "Thiên Sơn"
}
],
"word": "Tian Shan"
}
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