See WC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "wc"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wc"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vesi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "w.-c."
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "vécé"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "w.c."
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "WC"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "wc"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
"word": "WC"
}
],
"word": "WC"
}
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