"Nan'an" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 南安 (Nán'ān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|南安}} 南安 (Nán'ān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nan'an
  1. A county-level city in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Categories (place): Cities in Fujian, Places in China, Places in Fujian Translations (county-level city in eastern China): 南安 (Lâm-oaⁿ) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 南安 (naam⁴ on¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 南安 (Nán'ān) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Nan'an-en-name-kmdq0SpI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nan-an (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 南岸 (Nán'àn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|南岸|tr=Nán'àn}} 南岸 (Nán'àn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nan'an
  1. A district of Chongqing, China. Categories (place): Places in China Translations (district): 南岸 (Nán'àn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Nan'an-en-name-aFUQFQzT Categories (other): Neighborhoods in China
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nan-an (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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