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Hylam

Hylam is the alternative form of Hailam.

Meaning of Hailam

Proper noun

Hailam

  1. Hainan: an island and province of China.
    • My father came from China; Hailam island.1983, John Platt, Heidi Weber, Mian Lian Ho, “Salesman (Hainanese): His father”, in Singapore and Malaysia (Varieties of English Around the World), volume 4, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN...
    Synonyms:
    Hainan, Hainam
  2. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia) Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

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Questions about Hylam

What is Hylam the alternative form of?
Hylam is the alternative form of Hailam.

Words near Hylam in the dictionary

  1. hylaeochampsids
  2. hylaeosaur
  3. hylaeosauri
  4. hylaeosaurs
  5. hylaeosaurus
  6. Hylam
  7. Hylan
  8. Hyland
  9. Hylands
  10. hylarchic
  11. hylarchical

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