"mfereji" meaning in Swahili

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      "form": "mifereji",
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          "english": "Ships from Europe also go through the Suez Canal, by which they shorten the length of the trip, and then reduce the cost of shipping goods.",
          "ref": "1980, S. N. Ndunguru, Urithi wetu: kitabu cha jiografia ya Tanzania Bara, page 45:",
          "text": "Meli kutoka Ulaya zinapitia tena mfereji wa Suez, na hivi kufupisha urefu wa safari, na papo hapo kupunguza kidogo gharama ya kusafirisha bidhaa.",
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        "canal, channel, ditch (for water)"
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          "canal",
          "canal"
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          "channel",
          "channel"
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          "ditch",
          "ditch"
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          "english": "But we don't need to comfort the citizens and tell them that everyone will get tap water in their home.",
          "ref": "1983, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), volume LX, page 1427:",
          "text": "Lakini haifai kuwafariji wananchi na kuwaambia kwamba kila mtu atapata maji ya mfereji katika nyumba yake.",
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        "pipe for water, or the tap which dispenses it"
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          "english": "Ships from Europe also go through the Suez Canal, by which they shorten the length of the trip, and then reduce the cost of shipping goods.",
          "ref": "1980, S. N. Ndunguru, Urithi wetu: kitabu cha jiografia ya Tanzania Bara, page 45:",
          "text": "Meli kutoka Ulaya zinapitia tena mfereji wa Suez, na hivi kufupisha urefu wa safari, na papo hapo kupunguza kidogo gharama ya kusafirisha bidhaa.",
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        "canal, channel, ditch (for water)"
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