"Lanyu" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 蘭嶼 (Lányǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Lan²-yü³. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|蘭嶼//|tr=Lányǔ}} Mandarin 蘭嶼 (Lányǔ), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lanyu
  1. A rural township of Taitung County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Orchid Island (Lanyu) Categories (place): Places in Taiwan, Townships Synonyms: Orchid Island, Botel Tobago, Lan-yü [also]
    Sense id: en-Lanyu-en-name-1Kr2xnhk
  2. Synonym of Orchid Island Synonyms: Orchid Island [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (island): 蘭嶼 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰屿 (Lányǔ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Lanyu-en-name-HBNRUTzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'island': 35 65

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