"era name" meaning in English

See era name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: era names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} era name (plural era names)
  1. The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in an emperor's reign and naming certain Chinese rulers. Categories (topical): History of China, Monarchy Categories (place): China Translations (period): 年號 (Chinese Mandarin), 年号 (niánhào) (Chinese Mandarin), aikakausinimi (Finnish), 元号 (gengō) (alt: げんごう) (Japanese), 年号 (nengō) (alt: ねんごう) (Japanese), 연호 (yeonho) (alt: 年號) (Korean), ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠴᠣᠯᠣ (aniyai colo) (Manchu), оны цол (ony col) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠴᠣᠯᠠ (on-u čola) (Mongolian), niên hiệu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-era_name-en-noun-S-pksH2d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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