English
Lanzhou
Lanzhou comes from Mandarin 蘭州.
- Mandarinmodern蘭州Lánzhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Lanzhou
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern蘭州Lánzhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Lanzhou
Earliest quotation: 2008, William Lindesay, Harvard University Press: “Construction of this expressway, linking Lanzhou with Wulumuchi, has…”
Every English word from Mandarin 蘭州
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 蘭州 / Lanzhou