"Kiangyin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 江陰/江阴 (Jiāngyīn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|江陰}} 江陰/江阴 (Jiāngyīn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kiangyin
  1. Dated form of Jiangyin. Wikipedia link: postal romanization Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: Jiangyin
    Sense id: en-Kiangyin-en-name--N-GeI7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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