See precinct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ogradeno mjasto",
"sense": "enclosed space",
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"word": "ტერიტორია"
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"word": "körzet"
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"code": "fi",
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"roman": "savač̣ro zona",
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"word": "სავაჭრო ზონა"
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"word": "торго́вая зо́на"
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"sense": "police district",
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"word": "რაიონი"
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"roman": "olki",
"sense": "police district",
"word": "ოლქი"
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"sense": "police district",
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"roman": "rajón",
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"word": "райо́н"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "ókrug",
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"word": "о́круг"
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"sense": "police district",
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"word": "distrito policial"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "police district",
"word": "polisstation"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "əntrateġamas",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "ընտրատեղամաս"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbiratelen učastǎk",
"sense": "voting district",
"tags": [
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"word": "избирателен участък"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "voting district",
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"word": "kiesgrensgebied"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "kiesdistrict"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "vaalialue"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "vaalipiiri"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "bureau"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "canton"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saarčevno ubani",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "საარჩევნო უბანი"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saarčevno olki",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "საარჩევნო ოლქი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "voting district",
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"word": "Wahlbezirk"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "választókerület"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "választókörzet"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hovze",
"sense": "voting district",
"word": "حوزه"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbirátelʹnyj učástok",
"sense": "voting district",
"tags": [
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"word": "избира́тельный уча́сток"
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"roman": "izbirátelʹnyj ókrug",
"sense": "voting district",
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"word": "избира́тельный о́круг"
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"roman": "vyborča dilʹnycja",
"sense": "voting district",
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"word": "виборча дільниця"
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