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"ref": "2023 September 6, Michelle Cottle, “The Magic of the Granny Flat”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
"word": "單間小屋"
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
"word": "單間小屋"
},
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
"word": "sivuasunto"
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
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"word": "быто́вка"
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"sense": "dwelling detached from a main residence",
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"word": "фли́гель"
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