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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "鐵甲艦"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiějiǎ jiàn",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "铁甲舰"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cuirassé"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ǯavšnosani",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "ჯავშნოსანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ǯavšnosani samxedro gemi",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "ჯავშნოსანი სამხედრო გემი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ǯavšnosani samxedro xomaldi",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "ჯავშნოსანი სამხედრო ხომალდი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Panzerschiff"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "oniyah mekhupat shirion",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אֳנִיָּה מְחֻפַּת שִׁרְיוֹן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "monitor",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מוֹנִיטוֹר"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "kurasonavo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "corazzata"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âhan-puš",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"word": "آهنپوش"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "encouraçado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "couraçado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bronenósec",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бронено́сец"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nave acorazada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acorazado"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bronenósecʹ",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бронено́сець"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "páncernyk",
"sense": "armor-plated warship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "па́нцерник"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "solid or certain",
"word": "staalhard"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "solid or certain",
"word": "sans faille"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "solid or certain",
"word": "hieb- und stichfest"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "solid or certain",
"word": "murowany"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"ironclad"
],
"word": "ironclad"
}
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