"Xiangzhou" meaning in English

See Xiangzhou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 香洲 (Xiāngzhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|香洲}} Mandarin 香洲 (Xiāngzhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiangzhou
  1. A district of Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Guangdong Translations (district): 香洲 (Xiāngzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Xiangzhou-en-name-ZYgIERBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hsiang-chou (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄州 (Xiāngzhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|襄州}} Mandarin 襄州 (Xiāngzhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiangzhou
  1. A district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei Translations (district in central China): 襄州 (Xiāngzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Xiangzhou-en-name-oa29DWoq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hsiang-chou (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2
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