"Haimen" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: hīʹmǔnʹ Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 海門/海门 (Hǎimén, literally “sea gate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|海門|lit=sea gate|tr=Hǎimén}} 海門/海门 (Hǎimén, literally “sea gate”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Haimen
  1. A district of Nantong, Jiangsu, China; former county-level city and county of Nantong, Jiangsu, China. Wikipedia link: Haimen Categories (place): Cities in Jiangsu, Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Jiangsu Synonyms: Hai-men (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (district of Nantong, Jiangsu, China; former county-level city and county of Jiangsu, China): 海門 (Chinese Mandarin), 海门 (Hǎimén) (Chinese Mandarin)

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