"Foshan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 佛山 (Fóshān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|佛山}} 佛山 (Fóshān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Foshan
  1. A large prefecture-level city in Guangdong, in southeast China. Wikipedia link: Foshan Categories (place): Cities in Guangdong, Foshan, Places in China, Places in Guangdong Synonyms: Fat Shan, Fo-shan Synonyms (from Cantonese): Fatshan Synonyms (from French): Fo-chan [obsolete] Translations (a city of China): فُوشَان (fušān) [masculine] (Arabic), 佛山 (fat⁶ saan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 佛山 (Fóshān) (Chinese Mandarin), ფოშანი (pošani) (Georgian), 仏山 (Butsuzan) (alt: ぶつざん) (Japanese), 불산 (Bulsan) (Korean), Фошан (Fošan) [masculine] (Macedonian), फोशान (phośān) [neuter] (Marathi), Фоша́нь (Fošánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Phật Sơn (Vietnamese)

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