name
Meaning 1
A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Nanyang
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nän′yäng′
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Southeast Asia vis-à-vis the Chinese and Peranakan cultures: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Southeast Asia vis-à-vis the Chinese and Peranakan cultures
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Peranakan.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Peranakan
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Mandarin 南陽/南阳 (Nányáng).
From Mandarin 南洋 (Nányáng).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 南陽 /南阳 (naam4 joeng4) — prefecture-level city
- Chinese Mandarin: 南陽 /南阳 (Nányáng) — prefecture-level city
- German: Nanyang — prefecture-level city
- Hungarian: Nanjang — prefecture-level city
- Japanese: 南陽 (Nan'yō) — prefecture-level city
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