"Nantou" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

enPR: nänʹtōʹ Etymology: From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 南投 (Nántóu) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-tʻou². Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|南投|tr=Nántóu}} Mandarin 南投 (Nántóu), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nantou
  1. A county in central Taiwan. Categories (place): Counties of Taiwan, Nantou County, Places in Taiwan
    Sense id: en-Nantou-en-name-T4G0yU5n
  2. A city in and the administrative seat of Nantou County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Cities in Taiwan, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Nan-t'ou [also] Translations (a city in Taiwan): 南投 (Lâm-tâu) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 南投 (Nántóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 南投 (Nantō) (alt: なんとう) (Japanese), 난터 (nanteo) (Korean), Наньто́у (Nanʹtóu) [masculine] (Russian), Nam Đầu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Nantou-en-name-qdpwbanC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 80 9 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 78 8 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 71 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'a city in Taiwan': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

enPR: nänʹtōʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 南頭/南头 (Nántóu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|南頭|tr=Nántóu}} 南頭/南头 (Nántóu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nantou
  1. a town in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Nantou-en-name-ouCweexj Disambiguation of Places in China: 4 9 43 43
  2. a town in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Nantou-en-name-fVmwXD6Q Disambiguation of Places in China: 4 9 43 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (towns): 南頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 南头 (Nántóu) (Chinese Mandarin)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'towns': 50 50

Alternative forms

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        "also"
      ],
      "word": "Nan-t'ou"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "towns",
      "word": "南頭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nántóu",
      "sense": "towns",
      "word": "南头"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nantou"
  ],
  "word": "Nantou"
}

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