"Xiangcheng" meaning in English

See Xiangcheng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄城 (Xiāngchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|襄城}} Mandarin 襄城 (Xiāngchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiangcheng
  1. A district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei
    Sense id: en-Xiangcheng-en-name-oa29DWoq
  2. A county of Xuchang, Henan, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Henan Translations (district; county): 襄城 (Xiāngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Xiangcheng-en-name-B~zPt0Fm Disambiguation of 'district; county': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hsiang-ch'eng (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 項城/项城 (Xiàngchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|項城}} Mandarin 項城/项城 (Xiàngchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiangcheng
  1. A county-level city in Zhoukou, Henan, China. Categories (place): Cities in Henan, Places in China, Places in Henan Translations (county-level city): 項城 (Chinese Mandarin), 项城 (Xiàngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Xiangcheng-en-name-kHX16Um5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 17 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hsiang-ch'eng (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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