"Mulan" meaning in English

See Mulan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Mulans [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 木蘭/木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|木蘭|lit=magnolia|tr=Mùlán}} 木蘭/木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~}} Mulan (countable and uncountable, plural Mulans)
  1. A female warrior from Chinese folklore. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (warrior; locations): 木蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 木兰 (Mùlán) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Mulan-en-name-DKWp63Kn Disambiguation of 'warrior; locations': 55 13 19 13
  2. Any of several places in China:
    A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Heilongjiang
    Sense id: en-Mulan-en-name-5MWuN4c9
  3. Any of several places in China:
    A township in Huangpi district, Hubei, China
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei, Townships
    Sense id: en-Mulan-en-name-Q0x4b32M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 25 46 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 14 70 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 19 55 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 23 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 17 57 17
  4. Any of several places in China:
    A river in Fujian, China
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Fujian, Rivers in China, Rivers in Fujian
    Sense id: en-Mulan-en-name-Tm-wXJdw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mu-lan, Mu-Lan, Mu Lan
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