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"etymology_text": "English surname, from the noun town.",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
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{
"_dis": "2 37 28 33",
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"_dis": "8 38 28 26",
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"_dis": "7 40 28 26",
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"A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil town centre."
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"London, especially central London."
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"(England, traditional, in phrases such as 'in Town' or 'to Town', also without capital) London, especially central London."
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"in phrases such as 'in Town' or 'to Town'",
"without capital"
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]
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"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines",
"word": "Alabang Town Center"
}
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{
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"_dis": "2 37 28 33",
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Ellipsis of Alabang Town Center (a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines)."
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"Alabang Town Center",
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],
[
"Alabang",
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],
[
"Muntinlupa",
"Muntinlupa#English"
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"Philippines",
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"(Philippines, southern Metro Manila, colloquial) Ellipsis of Alabang Town Center (a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines)."
],
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{
"word": "ATC"
}
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"colloquial",
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],
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],
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"etymology_text": "English surname, from the noun town.",
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{
"form": "Towns",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"A surname."
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"A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil town centre."
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"London, especially central London."
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"(England, traditional, in phrases such as 'in Town' or 'to Town', also without capital) London, especially central London."
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"in phrases such as 'in Town' or 'to Town'",
"without capital"
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},
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"word": "Alabang Town Center"
}
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"English ellipses",
"Philippine English",
"en:Places in the Philippines"
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"Ellipsis of Alabang Town Center (a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines)."
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],
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[
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"word": "ATC"
}
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]
}
],
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"+ (surname)",
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],
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}
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