"Wusih" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 無錫 (Wúxī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{lang|zh|無錫縣}} 無錫縣, {{lang|zh|江蘇}} 江蘇, {{bor|en|cmn|無錫//}} Mandarin 無錫 (Wúxī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wusih
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Wuxi Wikipedia link: Frederick A. Praeger Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: Wuxi
    Sense id: en-Wusih-en-name-SclizMex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1908, Hosea Ballou Morse, “Internal Trade”, in The Trade And Administration Of The Chinese Empire, Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, pages 312–313:",
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