See Tonie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2025, “Stadtbücherei: Stadt Lindenberg [Municipal Library: City of Lindenberg]”, in Stadt Lindenberg [City of Lindenberg [Bavaria, Germany]]:",
"text": "Bei uns in der Stadtbücherei erwarten Sie außer Büchern, Spiele, Tonies und vieles mehr.",
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