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Wulin

Syllables: Wu·lin

Wulin proper noun: synonym of Hangzhou.

Proper noun

Wulin

  1. (literary, poetic) Synonym of Hangzhou.
    • He was born at Hangchow or Wulin, had the agnomen [Jan-chên] 然眞, and died in 1665.1960, Pasquale M. D'Elia, translated by Rufus Suter and Matthew Sciascia, Galileo in China: Relations through the Roman College between Galileo and the Jesuit Scientist-Missionaries, Cambridge...
    Synonyms:
    Hangzhou

Synonyms of Wulin

Origin of Wulin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 武林 (Wǔlín), ancient name of Hangzhou, which is traditionally derived from the name given to the area of Wulin Mountains and Wulin Lakes.

Questions about Wulin

What does Wulin mean?
Wulin means synonym of Hangzhou.
What part of speech is Wulin?
Wulin is a proper noun.

Words near Wulin in the dictionary

  1. Wulgulmerang
  2. Wulgulmerang East
  3. Wulgulmerang West
  4. Wulian
  5. wulignan
  6. Wulin
  7. Wuling
  8. Wulingyuan
  9. Wulipu
  10. Wuliuan
  11. wull

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