"Han River" meaning in English

See Han River in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Han River [canonical]
Etymology: Partial calque of Korean 한강(漢江) (han'gang). From 한— (han-, “big”) and 강 (江, gang, “river”). Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|ko|한강(漢江)}} Partial calque of Korean 한강(漢江) (han'gang), {{ko-l|한—|big}} 한— (han-, “big”), {{ko-l|강|river|江}} 강 (江, gang, “river”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Han River}} the Han River
  1. A major river in South Korea that flows through Seoul. Categories (place): Places in South Korea, Rivers in China, South Korea Translations (Major river in South Korea): 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢江 (Hangan) (Japanese), 한강 (Han'gang) (alt: 漢江) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Han_River-en-name-YbiRWzuk Disambiguation of Places in South Korea: 88 3 9 Disambiguation of Rivers in China: 18 44 38 Disambiguation of South Korea: 82 4 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the Han River [canonical]
Etymology: Partial calque of Chinese 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng). Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|zh|漢江}} Partial calque of Chinese 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Han River}} the Han River
  1. A tributary of the Yangtse flowing through Shaanxi and Hubei, China, with its river mouth in Wuhan Categories (place): Places in China, Rivers in China Translations (Tributary of Yangtse): 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢江 (Kankō) (Japanese), 한강 (Han'gang) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Han_River-en-name-rMOJm8Eu Disambiguation of Places in China: 19 54 27 Disambiguation of Rivers in China: 18 44 38 Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: the Han River [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Han River}} the Han River
  1. A river in Da Nang, Vietnam Categories (place): Places in Vietnam, Rivers in Vietnam, Rivers in Asia, Rivers in China Translations (River in Da Nang): sông Hàn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Han_River-en-name-U~YBgs7N Disambiguation of Rivers in Asia: 21 16 62 Disambiguation of Rivers in China: 18 44 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 17 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 18 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 17 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 8 16 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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        "A river in Da Nang, Vietnam"
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      "sense": "River in Da Nang",
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    }
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}

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