"Sheung Wan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃɜːŋ wɑːn/, /ʃɜːŋ wæn/
Etymology: From Cantonese 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴). Etymology templates: {{sup|6}} ⁶, {{sup|4}} ⁴, {{bor|en|yue|上環|tr=soeng⁶ waan⁴}} Cantonese 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Sheung Wan
  1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Sheung_Wan-en-name-Mwyx-jBL Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 77 23
  2. (historical) A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in the United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Sheung_Wan-en-name-PceU3asH Categories (other): Former political divisions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area in Hong Kong): 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese)
Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 46 54
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