"Kuling" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 牯嶺/牯岭 (Gǔlǐng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|牯嶺}} 牯嶺/牯岭 (Gǔlǐng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kuling
  1. Alternative form of Guling Wikipedia link: postal romanization Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Guling
    Sense id: en-Kuling-en-name-7GlYfQjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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