"Wu-shih" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 烏什/乌什 (Wūshí), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu¹-shih². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|烏什}} Mandarin 烏什/乌什 (Wūshí), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Wu-shih
  1. Alternative form of Wushi (Uqturpan) Wikipedia link: Army Map Service Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Wushi (extra: Uqturpan)
    Sense id: en-Wu-shih-en-name-fo0Ly-5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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