"Weihai" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: wāʹhīʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 威海 (Wēihǎi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|威海}} 威海 (Wēihǎi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Weihai
  1. A prefecture-level city in Shandong, China. Wikipedia link: Weihai Categories (place): Cities in Shandong, Places in China, Places in Shandong Synonyms: Weihaiwei, Wei-hai (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (prefecture-level city in China): 威海 (Wēihǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), 웨이하이 (Weihai) (Korean), 위해 (Wihae) (alt: 威海) (Korean), Uy Hải (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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