"Kulangsu" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 鼓浪嶼/鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngxù). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|鼓浪嶼|tr=Gǔlàngxù}} 鼓浪嶼/鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngxù) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kulangsu
  1. Synonym of Gulangyu Synonyms: Gulangyu [synonym, synonym-of]
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          "ref": "1854, John C. Lowrie, A Manual of Missions; Or, Sketches of the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 683 Broadway, →OCLC, page 53:",
          "text": "Accordingly it was deemed expedient for Mr. McBryde to occupy a station on Kulangsu, a small island close by the city of Amoy.",
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