"Yongding" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /jɔŋ.dɪŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永定 (Yǒngdìng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|永定}} Mandarin 永定 (Yǒngdìng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yongding
  1. A district of Longyan, Fujian, China, formerly a county. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Fujian Synonyms (from Hokkien): Engteng
    Sense id: en-Yongding-en-name-4YKC~OU5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'from Hokkien': 70 30
  2. A district of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hunan
    Sense id: en-Yongding-en-name-T6H~tQCj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Yung-ting (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (district): 永定 (Yǒngdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), Yongding (French), Yongding (German)
Disambiguation of 'district': 52 48

Alternative forms

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