Guilin
Syllables: Gui·lin
Guilin proper noun: a city in the Guangxi autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Guilin
- A city in the Guangxi autonomous region, China.
- In early May, advance elements of Li Zong-ren’s Seventh Army of the Northern Expeditionary Force advanced from Guilin, securing Tang’s flanks and boosting his soldiers’ morale.1978, Angus W. McDonald, Jr., “Elites and the Mass Movement, 1926”, in The Urban Origins of Rural Revolution: Elites and the Masses in Hunan Province, China, 1911-1927, University of California...
- In 1945, Tom was sent into remote Kueilin, Kwangsi Province where primitive conditions necessitated bathing in a small round bamboo tub just big enough to hold him.[2001, Nancy Y.W. Tom, “World War II”, in Fred Tom, son of Hawaiʻi, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36
Guilin meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
Guilin in Arabic
- a city in Guangxi, China
- غُويْلِين ḡuylīn, جُويْلِين guylīn
Guilin in Thai
- a city in Guangxi, China
- กุ้ยหลิน gûilĭn
Guilin in Vietnamese
- a city in Guangxi, China
- Quế Lâm
Forms of Guilin
| alternative form | Kuei-lin |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kweilin |
Origin of Guilin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 桂林 (Guìlín, “Laurel Forest”), with particular reference to the area's Cinnamomum cassia.
Questions about Guilin
- What does Guilin mean?
- Guilin means a city in the Guangxi autonomous region, China.
- What is Guilin in Arabic?
- Guilin in Arabic is غُويْلِين (ḡuylīn), جُويْلِين (guylīn). See Guilin meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Guilin?
- Guilin is a proper noun.
Words near Guilin in the dictionary
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