"Wenchang" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 文昌 (Wénchāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|文昌|tr=Wénchāng}} Mandarin 文昌 (Wénchāng) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Wenchang
  1. A county-level city in Hainan, China. Wikipedia link: Wenchang Categories (place): Cities in Hainan, Places in China, Places in Hainan Synonyms: Mencheong, Wen-ch'ang (alt: Wade–Giles) Derived forms: Wenchang chicken Translations (city in Hainan): 文昌 (man⁴ coeng¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 文昌 (Wénchāng) (Chinese Mandarin)

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