"diner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪnə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diner.wav [Southern-England] Forms: diners [plural]
enPR: dī'nər Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: dine + -er. Doublet of dinner. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁yaǵ-}}, {{affix|en|dine|-er|id2=agent noun}} dine + -er, {{doublet|en|dinner}} Doublet of dinner Head templates: {{en-noun}} diner (plural diners)
  1. One who dines.
    Sense id: en-diner-en-noun-yegB1ZpZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 26 30 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 22 28 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 32 40
  2. A dining car in a railroad train. Synonyms: dining car
    Sense id: en-diner-en-noun-C~QVUoEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 26 30 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 22 28 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 32 40
  3. (US) A typically small restaurant, usually modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other, and often decorated in 50s and 60s pop culture themes and playing popular music from those decades. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Synonyms: pub [British], restaurant
    Sense id: en-diner-en-noun-enMhE0~M Disambiguation of People: 36 1 52 11 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 26 30 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 22 28 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 32 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diner-out, Joe's Diner, lounge diner Related terms: dinette, dining room Translations (a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car): ваго́н-рестора́нт (vagón-restoránt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vagó-restaurant [masculine] (Catalan), cafeteria [feminine] (Catalan), 餐車 (Chinese Mandarin), 餐车 (cānchē) (Chinese Mandarin), ravintola (Finnish), ruokala (Finnish), café-restaurant [masculine] (French), wagon-restaurant [masculine] (French), vagón restaurante [masculine] (Galician), Speisewagen [masculine] (German), μικροεστιατόριο (mikroestiatório) [neuter] (Greek), מִזְלָלָה (mizlalá) [feminine] (Hebrew), étkezde (Hungarian), kifőzde (Hungarian), kedai makan (Indonesian), warung makan (Indonesian), bialann [feminine] (Irish), vagone ristorante [masculine] (Italian), ristoro [masculine] (Italian), ダイナー (dainā) (Japanese), 食堂車 (shokudōsha) (alt: しょくどうしゃ) (Japanese), дәмхана (dämxana) (Kazakh), 식당차 (sikdangcha) (alt: 食堂車) (Korean), даамкана (daamkana) (Kyrgyz), popīna [feminine] (Latin), restorānvagons [masculine] (Latvian), wagon restauracyjny [masculine] (Polish), diner [masculine] (Portuguese), vagão-restaurante [masculine] (Portuguese), ваго́н-рестора́н (vagón-restorán) (english: dining car) [masculine] (Russian), закусочная (zakusočnaja) [feminine] (Russian), coche restaurante [masculine] (Spanish), cafetería [feminine] (Spanish), matbespisning (Swedish), kafeteria [common-gender] (Swedish), matställe (Swedish), servering (Swedish), lokanta (Turkish), vagon restoran (Turkish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car': 5 45 49

Noun

Forms: diners [plural]
Etymology templates: {{wp|Andorran diner}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} diner (plural diners)
  1. A commemorative currency of Andorra, not legal tender, divided into 100 centims. Categories (topical): Restaurants
    Sense id: en-diner-en-noun-dNQy95ZU Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 23 25 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 26 30 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 22 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 17 23 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere.",
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          "ref": "1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 46",
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          "ref": "1979, Richard Gutman, American Diner",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "café-restaurant"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "wagon-restaurant"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vagón restaurante"
    },
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      "_dis1": "5 45 49",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Speisewagen"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikroestiatório",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mizlalá",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "מִזְלָלָה"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "étkezde"
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    {
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "kifőzde"
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      "_dis1": "5 45 49",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "kedai makan"
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    {
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "warung makan"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bialann"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vagone ristorante"
    },
    {
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ristoro"
    },
    {
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dainā",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "ダイナー"
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      "alt": "しょくどうしゃ",
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      "roman": "shokudōsha",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "食堂車"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dämxana",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "alt": "食堂車",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "sikdangcha",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "식당차"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "popīna"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "restorānvagons"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wagon restauracyjny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diner"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vagão-restaurante"
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      "english": "dining car",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vagón-restorán",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ваго́н-рестора́н"
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      "roman": "zakusočnaja",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "закусочная"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "coche restaurante"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cafetería"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "matbespisning"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "word": "kafeteria"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "matställe"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "servering"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "lokanta"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "café-restaurant"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "word": "vagón restaurante"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "roman": "mizlalá",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "מִזְלָלָה"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "étkezde"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "kifőzde"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "kedai makan"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "warung makan"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bialann"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vagone ristorante"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "word": "ダイナー"
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      "roman": "shokudōsha",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "食堂車"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "дәмхана"
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      "alt": "食堂車",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "sikdangcha",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "식당차"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "daamkana",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
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      "word": "popīna"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "restorānvagons"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "wagon restauracyjny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diner"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vagão-restaurante"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vagón-restorán",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ваго́н-рестора́н"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zakusočnaja",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "закусочная"
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      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "coche restaurante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cafetería"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "matbespisning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kafeteria"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "matställe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "servering"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "lokanta"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car",
      "word": "vagon restoran"
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