"Xiangxiang" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘鄉/湘乡 (Xiāngxiāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|湘鄉}} Mandarin 湘鄉/湘乡 (Xiāngxiāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiangxiang
  1. A county-level city in Xiangtan, Hunan, China, formerly a county. Wikipedia link: Xiangxiang Categories (place): Cities in Hunan, Places in China, Places in Hunan Synonyms: Hsiang-hsiang (alt: Wade–Giles), Siangsiang (english: Postal Romanization) Translations (county-level city in Hunan): 湘鄉 (Chinese Mandarin), 湘乡 (Xiāngxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Xiangxiang-en-name-vqsQAwhx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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