"Tianzhen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天鎮/天镇. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|天鎮}} Mandarin 天鎮/天镇 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tianzhen
  1. A county of Datong, Shanxi, China. Wikipedia link: Tianzhen Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county): 天鎮 (Chinese Mandarin), 天镇 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Tianzhen-en-name-tm2stQ94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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