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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "fossa dels lleons"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "龍潭"
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"english": "wolf's lair",
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"roman": "vólčʹje lógovo",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "kurtlar sofrası"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "fossa dels lleons"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "龍潭"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"roman": "hǔxué",
"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "虎穴"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"word": "gueule du loup"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "fosse aux lions"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"word": "antro"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"word": "tana"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
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"word": "covo"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"tags": [
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"word": "fossa del leone"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "fossa dei leoni"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "虎穴"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "w paszczy lwa"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "cova dos leões"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "groapa cu lei"
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"english": "wolf's lair",
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"roman": "vólčʹje lógovo",
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"word": "во́лчье ло́гово"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "foso de los leones"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "lejonkula"
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"sense": "a dangerous or frightening place",
"word": "kurtlar sofrası"
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