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Tong'an

Syllables: Tong·anUK/ˈtʰɒŋˈɑn/US/(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/

Tong'an proper noun: a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.

Proper noun

Tong'an

  1. A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
    • Other cases include a dispute over sandy terrain in Yangzizhou, Puqi county, Hubei, on July 18, 1925 (ten killed, twelve wounded; Puqi WSZL, vol. 2, 1986, pp. 110-13) and one for three full years, from 1945 to 1948, in Tong’an, Fujian (Tong’an WSZL, vol. 9, 1989, p. 133).2001, Lucien Bianco, “Early Twentieth-Century Xiedou”, in Peasants Without the Party: Grass-roots Movements in Twentieth-Century China, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 206
    • ABC Xiamen Tong'an Rural Bank Limited Liability Company was established in June 2012 in Tong'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, with a registered capital of RMB100 million, 51% of which was held by the Bank.2019, “Discussion and Analysis”, in 2019 Annual Report, Agricultural Bank of China, page 56
  2. (historical) An ancient county of Fujian, China, including present-day Xiamen, Kinmen and part of Longhai.

Tong'an meaning in Marathi

Tong'an in Marathi

district
ठुंगआन ṭhuṅgaān

Synonyms of Tong'an

Forms of Tong'an

alternative formTungan

Origin of Tong'an

Borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 同安 (Tóng'ān).

Questions about Tong'an

What does Tong'an mean?
Tong'an means a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
What is Tong'an in Marathi?
Tong'an in Marathi is ठुंगआन (ṭhuṅgaān). See Tong'an meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Tong'an?
Tong'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tong'an?
Tong'an is pronounced /(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/ (US).

Words near Tong'an in the dictionary

  1. tong lau
  2. tong laus
  3. tong sui
  4. tong war
  5. tong wars
  6. Tong'an
  7. Tong-King
  8. tonga
  9. tonga bean
  10. tonga beans
  11. Tonga Trench

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