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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "džentrifikácija",
"sense": "process of renewal accompanying an influx of relatively affluent people",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "джентрифика́ция"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "process of renewal accompanying an influx of relatively affluent people",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gentrificación"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "process of renewal accompanying an influx of relatively affluent people",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gentrifiering"
}
],
"word": "gentrification"
}
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