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liwan

Syllables: Li·wan

liwan noun: a long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.

Noun

liwan (plural liwans)

  1. A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.

Proper noun capitalized: Liwan

Liwan

  1. A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Forms of liwan

pluralliwans

Origin of liwan

Borrowed from Arabic ليوان.

From Mandarin 荔灣 /荔湾 (Lìwān).

Questions about liwan

What does liwan mean?
Liwan means a long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.
What part of speech is liwan?
Liwan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of liwan?
The plural of liwan is liwans.

Words near liwan in the dictionary

  1. Livy
  2. livyer
  3. livyers
  4. liwa
  5. Liwa-liwa
  6. liwan
  7. Liwanag
  8. Liwanag Loakan
  9. Liwanags
  10. liwans
  11. liwas

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