"K'un-ming" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

enPR: ko͝onʹmǐngʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 昆明 (Kūnmíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|昆明}} Mandarin 昆明 (Kūnmíng), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} K'un-ming
  1. Alternative form of Kunming Wikipedia link: Army Map Service, Encyclopædia Britannica Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kunming Derived forms: K'un-ming Lake
    Sense id: en-K'un-ming-en-name-OKUW7nff Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1954, Herold J. Wiens, “The South China geographical environment”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 8:",
          "text": "Settlements at a few favored basins, and strategic outposts were established very early, such as those at Kuei-yang and K'un-ming, but the vast extent of the territory remained under the local autonomous rule of tribal chieftains with nominal subservience to the Chinese Emperor.",
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          "text": "Ninety-five per cent of the cultivated area of the country lies east of a line drawn from Tsitsihar (Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh) in northern Manchuria to K'un-ming in Yün-nan Province. This is eastern China, and within it is the Chinese ecumene.",
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          "text": "Julia Child helped one of the world's richer and more puritanical nations to view its menu afresh. A Californian, she worked for U.S. intelligence in wartime K'un-ming, where the American food she ate was \"terrible\" and the regional Chinese food was a revelation.",
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