"Qiang" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 羌 (Qiāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|羌|Qiāng}} 羌 (Qiāng) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Qiang pl (plural only)
  1. An ethnic group in China, living mainly in a mountainous region in the northwestern part of Sichuan on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Categories (place): China Translations (ethnic group): (Qiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), चिआंग (ciāṅga) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Qiang-en-noun-Vt2ac-jN Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 74 26 Disambiguation of Languages: 66 34 Disambiguation of China: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'ethnic group': 92 8
  2. (historical) Any of various groups of people at different periods in ancient China, generally thought to have been of Tibetan-Burmese origin. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-Qiang-en-noun-1LCGNA2o Disambiguation of China: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Qiangic

Download JSON data for Qiang meaning in English (2.8kB)

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