"Luoyang" meaning in All languages combined

See Luoyang on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Chinese 洛陽/洛阳 (Luòyáng, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|洛陽|t=sunny side of the Luo River}} Chinese 洛陽/洛阳 (Luòyáng, “sunny side of the Luo River”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Luoyang
  1. A prefecture-level city in Henan, China, near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River; a former capital of China. Categories (place): Cities in Henan, Luoyang, Places in China, Places in Henan Translations (city in Henan): لُويَانْغ (luyanḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), 洛陽 (Chinese Mandarin), 洛阳 (Luòyáng) (Chinese Mandarin), Lojang (Hungarian), 洛陽 (Rakuyō) (alt: らくよう) (Japanese), 뤄양 (Rwoyang) (Korean), 낙양 (Nagyang) (Korean), Лу́ојанг (Lúojang) [masculine] (Macedonian), Лоя́н (Loján) [masculine] (Russian), ลั่วหยาง (Thai), ลกเอี๋ยง (Thai), Lạc Dương (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Luoyang-en-name-4bkdOnm1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 30 31 Disambiguation of 'city in Henan': 72 14 14
  2. A town in the district of Zengdu, in the prefecture-level city of Suizhou, Hubei, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei, Towns in China, Towns in Hubei
    Sense id: en-Luoyang-en-name-EcssHfJp
  3. A community in the district of Luojiang, in the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China, famed for a celebrated bridge. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Fujian, Villages in China, Villages in Fujian
    Sense id: en-Luoyang-en-name-ufQrmdVP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Loyang, Lohyang [historical, obsolete], Lo-yang (alt: Wade–Giles)

Alternative forms

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