"Kano" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hausa Kano. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ha|Kano}} Hausa Kano Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kano
  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kano City. Categories (place): Kano State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria, States of Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Kano-en-name-jErDOF2T
  2. The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria. Categories (place): Cities in Kano State, Nigeria, Cities in Nigeria, Places in Kano State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Kano-en-name-k8NEPOUD Categories (other): State capitals of Nigeria, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 82 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Kanos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 狩野 (Kano) or Japanese 加納 (Kanō). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|狩野|tr=Kano}} Japanese 狩野 (Kano), {{bor|en|ja|加納|tr=Kanō}} Japanese 加納 (Kanō) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Kanos}} Kano (plural Kanos)
  1. A surname from Japanese.
    Sense id: en-Kano-en-name-rHUjO6wz Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Kano meaning in English (3.7kB)

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