"Lanzhou" meaning in English

See Lanzhou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 蘭州/兰州 (Lánzhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|蘭州}} 蘭州, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|蘭州}} 蘭州/兰州 (Lánzhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lanzhou
  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Lanzhou Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Gansu, Lanzhou, Places in China, Places in Gansu Synonyms: Lanchow [historical, obsolete], Lan-chou (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (a city of China): لَانْغْتْشُو (lanḡtšū) [masculine] (Arabic), لَانْغْجُو (lanḡjū) [masculine] (Arabic), 蘭州 (Chinese Cantonese), 兰州 (laan⁴ zau¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 蘭州 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰州 (Lánzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin), Lanzhou (Finnish), Lanzhou (French), Lancsou (Hungarian), 蘭州 (Ranshū) (alt: らんしゅう) (Japanese), 란저우 (Ranjeou) (Korean), Ла́нџоу (Lándžou) [neuter] (Macedonian), ᠯᠠᠨ ᠵᡝᠣ (lan jeo) (Manchu), Ланьжоу (Lanʹžou) (Mongolian), Ланьчжо́у (Lanʹčžóu) [masculine] (Russian), Lan Châu (Vietnamese), Lanzcouh (Zhuang)

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