"Taizhou" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台州 (Tāizhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|台州|tr=Tāizhōu}} Mandarin 台州 (Tāizhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taizhou
  1. A prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, in eastern China. Categories (place): Cities in Zhejiang, Places in China, Places in Zhejiang Translations (city in Zhejiang): 台州 (Tāizhōu) (Chinese Mandarin), Tajcsou (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Taizhou-en-name-6pC~Nyca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Taichow (english: Postal Romanization), T'ai-chou (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泰州 (Tàizhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|泰州|tr=Tàizhōu}} Mandarin 泰州 (Tàizhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taizhou
  1. A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, in eastern China. Categories (place): Cities in Jiangsu, Places in China, Places in Jiangsu Translations (city in Jiangsu): 泰州 (Tàizhōu) (Chinese Mandarin), Tajcsou (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Taizhou-en-name-XjJuPxM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Taichow (english: Postal Romanization), T'ai-chou (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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