"Jincheng" meaning in English

See Jincheng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɪnˈt͡ʃɛŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金城 (Jīnchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|^金城}} 金城 (Jīnchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jincheng
  1. An urban township, the county seat of Kinmen County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Places in Kinmen County, Places in Taiwan, Townships Translations (county seat of Kinmen): 金城 (Kinjō) (alt: きんじょう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Jincheng-en-name-LpU-ybeD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kincheng (english: Postal Romanization), Chincheng, Chin-ch'eng (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɪnˈt͡ʃɛŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 晉城/晋城 (Jìnchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|晉城}} 晉城/晋城 (Jìnchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jincheng
  1. A prefecture-level city in Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Cities in Shanxi, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (city in Shanxi): 晋城 (Shinjō) (alt: しんじょう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Jincheng-en-name-w0-AzD4J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kincheng (english: Postal Romanization), Chincheng, Chin-ch'eng (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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