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Meaning 1
A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
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Standard Lemma guide
wangan
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/(ˈ)wɑŋˈæn/
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/-ɑn/
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wängʹänʹ
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name
Meaning 2
An island of Wangan, Penghu County, Taiwan.
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name
Meaning 3
An Aboriginal Australian people of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland.
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noun
Meaning 4
A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Maine, US
Qualifier: lumber trade
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noun
Meaning 5
Any location or cache of equipment, such as a camp, building, or chest of supplies or tools.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Maine, US
Qualifier: lumber trade
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noun
Meaning 6
The company store debt of a lumberman.
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Usage: Maine, US
Qualifier: lumber trade
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History
Etymology
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 望安 (Wàng'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Wang4-an1.
From Abenaki waniigan (“pit trap, container for sundries”); liken klahigan (“wooden trap”), Ojibwe waanikaan (“pit, excavated hole”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 望安 (mong6 on1) — rural township in southern Penghu (the Pescadores)
- Chinese: 望安 (Bāng-oan) — rural township in southern Penghu (the Pescadores)
- Chinese Mandarin: 望安 (Wàng'ān) — rural township in southern Penghu (the Pescadores)