"Wutai" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 五臺/五台 (Wǔtái). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Wutai County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|五臺|tr=Wǔtái}} Mandarin 五臺/五台 (Wǔtái) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wutai
  1. A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county): 五臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 五台 (Wǔtái) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wutai-en-name-c5TkoSCJ 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

Etymology: From Mandarin 霧臺/霧台 (Wùtái). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Wutai Township, Pingtung County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|霧臺//霧台//}} Mandarin 霧臺/霧台 (Wùtái) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wutai
  1. A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Places in Pingtung County, Places in Taiwan, Townships Translations (mountain indigenous township): 霧臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 霧台 (Wùtái) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wutai-en-name-nV21I50K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Wutai meaning in English (5.8kB)

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