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Iansu

Iansu proper noun: the Yangtze River.

Proper noun

Iansu

  1. The Yangtze River.
    Synonyms:
    Iansuchian, Yamsu

Synonyms of Iansu

Origin of Iansu

From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ).

Questions about Iansu

What does Iansu mean?
Iansu means the Yangtze River.
What part of speech is Iansu?
Iansu is a proper noun.

Words near Iansu in the dictionary

  1. Iannucci
  2. Iannuccis
  3. Iannuzzi
  4. Iannuzzis
  5. Ianson
  6. Iansu
  7. Iansuchian
  8. IANTD
  9. Ianthe
  10. ianthellid
  11. ianthellids

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