"Bamyan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bamian [alternative], Bamiyan [alternative]
Etymology: From Persian بامیان (bâm(i)yân), from بامیه (bâmiye, “okra”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|بامیان|tr=bâm(i)yân}} Persian بامیان (bâm(i)yân) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bamyan
  1. A province of Afghanistan Wikidata QID: Q171382 Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Provinces of Afghanistan Translations (province): बामयान (bāmyān) [masculine] (Hindi), بامیان (bâmiyân) (Persian), Bamian [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Bamyan-en-name-en:Q171382 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'province': 100 0
  2. A city in Bamyan, Afghanistan. Wikidata QID: Q214495 Categories (place): Cities in Afghanistan, Places in Afghanistan Translations (city): बामयान (bāmyān) [masculine] (Hindi), بامیان (bâmiyân) (Persian), Bamian [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Bamyan-en-name-en:Q214495 Disambiguation of 'city': 0 100

Alternative forms

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