"Wujiang" meaning in English

See Wujiang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wud͡ʒjɑŋ/, /wud͡ʒjæŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳江/吴江 (Wújiāng, “Wu River”), after the once major Wusong River nearby. Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Wujiang District, Suzhou}}, {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|吳江|t=Wu River}} Mandarin 吳江/吴江 (Wújiāng, “Wu River”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wujiang
  1. A district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Jiangsu Synonyms: Wukiang (english: postal), Wu-chiang (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (district in eastern China): 吳江 (Chinese Mandarin), 吴江 (Wújiāng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wujiang-en-name-2UE5jjP9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /wud͡ʒjɑŋ/, /wud͡ʒjæŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 烏江/乌江 (Wū or Wùjiāng, “Raven or Black River”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|烏江|t=Raven or Black River|tr=Wū or Wùjiāng}} Mandarin 烏江/乌江 (Wū or Wùjiāng, “Raven or Black River”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wujiang
  1. Synonym of Wu River, various rivers in China, particularly a major tributary of the Yangtze rising in Guizhou. Synonyms: Wu River [synonym, synonym-of], various rivers in China [synonym, synonym-of], particularly a major tributary of the Yangtze rising in Guizhou [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Wujiang-en-name-RLY2dZhD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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