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Iansuchian

Iansuchian proper noun: the Yangtze River.

Proper noun

Iansuchian

  1. The Yangtze River.
    Synonyms:
    Iansu, Yamsu

Synonyms of Iansuchian

Origin of Iansuchian

From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) before the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]

Questions about Iansuchian

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

Words near Iansuchian in the dictionary

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

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