"Tongcheng" meaning in All languages combined

See Tongcheng on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 通城 (Tōngchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|通城}} Mandarin 通城 (Tōngchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tongcheng
  1. A county of Xianning, Hubei, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Hubei Translations (county in central China; town in western China): 通城 (Tōngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Tongcheng-en-name-t1NFFYQV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'county in central China; town in western China': 70 30
  2. A town in Wuxi, Chongqing, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Towns in China
    Sense id: en-Tongcheng-en-name-hKSDP9Nu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tungcheng (english: Postal Romanization), T'ung-ch'eng (alt: Wade–Giles)
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