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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "distansminut"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mai-tá-lee",
"sense": "nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres",
"word": "ไมล์ทะเล"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres",
"word": "deniz mili"
},
{
"alt": "海里",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres",
"word": "hải lý"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres",
"word": "hải lí"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"nautical mile"
],
"word": "nautical mile"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2386",
"msg": "inconsistent language codes nn vs nb in translation item: 't' {1: 'nb', 2: 'sjømil', 3: 'f'}",
"path": [
"nautical mile",
"t"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "nautical mile",
"trace": ""
}
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