"Zayton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), derived from Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 (Cìtóngchéng, “Tung Tree City”), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|زَيْتُون|t=olive}} Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{m|zh|刺桐城||Tung Tree City}} 刺桐城 (Cìtóngchéng, “Tung Tree City”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zayton
  1. (historical) A major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources. Wikipedia link: Zayton Tags: historical Synonyms: Zeitoun, Zaitun, Zaytun, Zaytoun, Zeytoun
    Sense id: en-Zayton-en-name-9lE7~hiR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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