English
Lanchow
Lanchow comes from Mandarin 蘭州／兰州.
- Mandarinmodern蘭州／兰州Lánzhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Lanchow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern蘭州／兰州Lánzhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Lanchow
Earliest quotation: 1928, Owen Lattimore, The Danger Line in the Far East: “THERE is only one way in which open competition…”
Every English word from Mandarin 蘭州／兰州
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 蘭州／兰州 / Lanchow