diff --git a/resources/boundaries/names/languages/de.yaml b/resources/boundaries/names/languages/de.yaml
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+# Prefixes which can be stripped to normalize a place name
+prefixes:
+    - stadtteil
+    - stadtbezirk
+    - gemeinde
+    - landkreis
+    - kreis
+    - grenze
+    - freistaat
+    - regierungsbezirk
+    - gemeindefreies gebiet
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diff --git a/resources/boundaries/names/languages/fr.yaml b/resources/boundaries/names/languages/fr.yaml
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+prefixes:
+    - commune de
+
+suffixes:
+    - (eaux territoriales)
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diff --git a/resources/boundaries/names/languages/ja.yaml b/resources/boundaries/names/languages/ja.yaml
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+prefixes:
+    - ōaza
+    - ō-aza
+    - oaza
+    - aza
+    - koaza
+
+suffixes:
+    - ken
+    - to
+    - dō
+    - do
+    - fu
+    - gun
+    - shi
+    - machi
+    - chō
+    - cho
+    - mura
+    - ku
+    - tokubetsu-ku
+    - chōme
+    - chome
+    - aza
+    - oaza
+    - koaza
+
+suffixes_no_whitespace:
+    - 県 # ken
+    - 都 # to
+    - 道 # dō
+    - 府 # fu
+    - 郡 # gun
+    - 市 # shi
+    - 町 # machi
+    - 村 # mura
+    - 区 # ku
+    - 特別区 # tokubetsu-ku
+    - 丁目 # chōme
+    - 字 # aza
+    - 大字 # ōaza
+    - 小字 # koaza
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