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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "níša",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ни́ша"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "alʹkóv",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "алько́в"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pùball"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hornacina"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hueco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nicho"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"word": "alkov"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "alʹkóv",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "алько́в"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "níša",
"sense": "small recessed area",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ні́ша"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"alcove (architecture)"
],
"word": "alcove"
}
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