"T'ien-an-men" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 天安門/天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien¹-an¹-mên². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|天安門}} Mandarin 天安門/天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} T'ien-an-men
  1. Alternative form of Tian'anmen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Tian'anmen
    Sense id: en-T'ien-an-men-en-name-KCIbw4pW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "[1975 March, Hsiu-mei Wu, “Taking to the Skies”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXIV, number 3, Peking, →OCLC, page 11, column 1",
          "text": "March 8, 1952, International Working Women’s Day, was an unforgettable day for me. We, the first women fliers of new China, flew in formation over Tien An Men to be reviewed by the Chinese people’s great leader Chairman Mao. Later he received us in Chungnanhai and posed for a picture with us.]",
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