"Kiangsu" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: kyǎngʹso͞oʹ Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 江蘇/江苏 (Jiāngsū), from before the modern palatalization of /k/. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{bor|en|cmn|江蘇|tr=Jiāngsū}} Mandarin 江蘇/江苏 (Jiāngsū) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kiangsu
  1. (obsolete or historical) Alternative form of Jiangsu: the province of China northeast of the Yangtze Delta. Wikipedia link: Army Map Service, Kiangsu, Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete Alternative form of: Jiangsu (extra: the province of China northeast of the Yangtze Delta) Synonyms: Kiang-su, Kiang Su

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