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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "near",
"word": "près de"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "near",
"word": "nálægt"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "near",
"word": "achomair"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "near",
"word": "circiter"
},
{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"lang_code": "non",
"sense": "near",
"word": "við"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "near",
"word": "blisko"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "near",
"word": "obok"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "near",
"word": "perto de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "near",
"word": "próximo de"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "near",
"word": "faisg air"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "near",
"word": "goirid do"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "near",
"word": "cerca de"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "near",
"word": "ở gần"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "near",
"word": "gần"
}
],
"word": "close to"
}
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