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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rátuša",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ра́туша"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ayuntamiento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "consistorio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "casa consistorial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alcaldía"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "rådhus"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"word": "bahay-pamahalaan"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"word": "belediye binası"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mérija",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ме́рія"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"word": "toà thị chính"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"word": "konsälöp"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "rothoyz",
"sense": "a building that houses the local government offices of a town",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ראָטהויז"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"town hall"
],
"word": "town hall"
}
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