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"tags": [
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"(geography) A continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)."
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"note": "Johor-Riau"
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"Rhymes:Malay/ə",
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"form": "بنوا",
"tags": [
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]
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"tags": [
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"(geography) A continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)."
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"text": "benua China",
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"A land, state or country."
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"(Classical Malay) A land, state or country."
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"word": "tanah"
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"word": "negeri"
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"ipa": "[bə.nu.ə]",
"note": "Johor-Riau"
},
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"rhymes": "-uə"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ə"
},
{
"ipa": "[bə.nu.a]",
"tags": [
"Baku"
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"rhymes": "-ua"
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