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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"word": "ធនាគារអាហារ"
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"word": "საკვების ბანკი"
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"roman": "sursatis banḳi",
"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"word": "სურსათის ბანკი"
},
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Tafel"
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"roman": "bank mazón",
"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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],
"word": "בנק מזון"
},
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "banco alimentare"
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"word": "ធនាគារអាហារ"
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
"word": "bank makanan"
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"word": "banco de alimentos"
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"word": "пищево́й банк"
},
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"sense": "a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry",
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"word": "banco de alimentos"
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