"Aswan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /asˈwɑːn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt Etymology templates: {{bor|en|arz|أسوان|tr=Aswān}} Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), {{der|en|cop|ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ}} Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), {{der|en|egy|swnw}} Egyptian swnw Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aswan
  1. A governorate in southern Egypt Categories (place): Governorates of Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Aswan-en-name-7L9du5JH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53
  2. The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt Categories (place): Capital cities, Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt Synonyms: Assouan, Assuan, Essouan [obsolete] Translations (capital of Aswan governorate): Συήνη (Suḗnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), أسوان (Aswān) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), 阿斯旺 (Āsīwàng) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan) (Coptic), s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt (swnw) (Egyptian), Assouan (French), Ασουάν (Asouán) [neuter] (Greek), Assuan [feminine] (Italian), Syēnē [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Aswan-en-name-QYxtiCiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'capital of Aswan governorate': 13 87

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