"Soochow" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 蘇州/苏州 (Sūzhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{bor|en|cmn|蘇州|tr=Sūzhōu}} Mandarin 蘇州/苏州 (Sūzhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Soochow
  1. (dated) Alternative form of Suzhou Wikipedia link: Army Map Service, Soochow Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: Suzhou Derived forms: Soochownese [demonym, dialectal]

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