"Bắc Giang" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbækjæŋ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Bắc Giang. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Bắc Giang}} Vietnamese Bắc Giang Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Bắc Giang
  1. A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025). Categories (place): Places in Vietnam Translations (former province of Vietnam): 北江 (bak¹ gong¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 北江 (Běijiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), Bac Giang [neuter] (German), Bắc Giang (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Bắc_Giang-en-name-clIRfwxx Categories (other): Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam, Former political divisions, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 12 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 9 29 8 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 30 27 25 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'former province of Vietnam': 69 31
  2. A city in Vietnam. Categories (place): Cities in Vietnam, Places in Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Bắc_Giang-en-name-mkEw05O0 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 30 27 25 19
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