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"rhymes": "-iːnə"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Xena.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Xena.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Xena.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Xena.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Xena.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Amazon"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Xena (disambiguation)",
"en:Xena: Warrior Princess"
],
"word": "Xena"
}
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