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Wang'an

Wang'an is the alternative form of Wangan.

Meaning of Wangan

Proper noun (1)

Wangan

  1. A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
    • Living conditions on outer islands are being improved. Trans-short wave telephones were installed in Wangan and Chimei villages in August, 1971. The villages also received electric lights in 1971.1973, China Yearbook 1972-1973, Taipei: China Publishing Co., page 124
  2. An island of Wangan, Penghu County, Taiwan.
    • Small airports have also jbeen^([sic – meaning been]) built on Chimei and Wangan islands to handle services by light aircraft.1982 May 9, “Penghu: Old and new in charming blend”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 18, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2

Proper noun (2)

Wangan

  1. An Aboriginal Australian people of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland.

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Origin of Wang'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 望安 (Wàng'ān).

Questions about Wang'an

What is Wang'an the alternative form of?
Wang'an is the alternative form of Wangan.

Words near Wang'an in the dictionary

  1. Wanfow
  2. wang
  3. Wang tile
  4. Wang tiles
  5. Wang Wauk
  6. Wang'an
  7. wanga
  8. Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa
  9. Wangal
  10. wangan
  11. Wangandary

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