"Bishan" meaning in English

See Bishan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiːʃɑːn/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 碧山. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|碧山}} Mandarin 碧山 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bishan
  1. A planning area and residential town in Singapore. Categories (place): Places in Singapore
    Sense id: en-Bishan-en-name-UHy2IEpS Disambiguation of Places in Singapore: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiːʃɑːn/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 璧山 (Bìshān). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Bishan District}}, {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|璧山}} Mandarin 璧山 (Bìshān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bishan
  1. A district of Chongqing, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Chongqing Synonyms: Pishan Translations (district): 璧山 (Bìshān) (Chinese Mandarin), पिशान (piśān) [masculine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Bishan-en-name-aFUQFQzT Categories (other): Neighborhoods in China
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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