"Guilin" meaning in All languages combined

See Guilin on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 桂林 (Guìlín, “Laurel Forest”), with particular reference to the area's Cinnamomum cassia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|桂林|t=Laurel Forest|tr=Guìlín}} Mandarin 桂林 (Guìlín, “Laurel Forest”), {{taxfmt|Cinnamomum cassia|species}} Cinnamomum cassia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Guilin
  1. A city in Guangxi, China. Wikipedia link: Guilin Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangxi, Places in China, Places in Guangxi Synonyms: Kuei-lin (alt: Wade–Giles), Kweilin (english: Postal Romanization) Translations (a city in Guangxi, China): غُويْلِين (ḡuylīn) [masculine] (Arabic), جُويْلِين (guylīn) [masculine] (Arabic), 桂林 (Kùi-lîm) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 桂林 (gwai³ lam⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 桂林 (Guìlín) (Chinese Mandarin), კუეილინი (ḳueilini) (Georgian), 桂林 (Keirin) (alt: けいりん) (Japanese), 구이린 (Gu'irin) (Korean), Гу́јлин (Gújlin) [masculine] (Macedonian), Гуйли́нь (Gujlínʹ) [masculine] (Russian), กุ้ยหลิน (gûilĭn) (Thai), Quế Lâm (Vietnamese), Gveilinz (Zhuang)

Proper name [Walloon]

IPA: /ɡi.lɛ̃/
Head templates: {{head|wa|proper noun}} Guilin
  1. a male given name, equivalent to French Ghislain Categories (topical): Walloon given names, Walloon male given names
    Sense id: en-Guilin-wa-name-NGOyPzf9 Categories (other): Walloon entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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