"Chaohu" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: chouʹho͞oʹ Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Mandarin 巢湖 (Cháohú). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|巢湖}} Mandarin 巢湖 (Cháohú) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chaohu
  1. (historical) A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Anhui, China, Places in China
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  2. A county-level city of Hefei, Anhui, China. Categories (place): Places in Anhui, China, Places in China, Places in Hefei Translations (county-level city): 巢湖 (caau⁴ wu⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 巢湖 (Cháohú) (Chinese Mandarin), 巣湖 (Sōko) (alt: そうこ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Chaohu-en-name-rJ5Hs8hA Categories (other): Counties and county-level cities of Hefei, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'county-level city': 37 63
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