"kinda" meaning in English

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          "Zambia",
          "Zambia"
        ],
        [
          "Tanzania",
          "Tanzania"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɪndə/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪndə"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "kinda baboon"
  ],
  "word": "kinda"
}