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Nanyang.

A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 南陽/南阳 (Nányáng).

name
  1. Synonym of Southeast Asia vis-à-vis the Chinese and Peranakan cultures: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 南洋 (Nányáng).

noun
  1. Synonym of Peranakan.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 南洋 (Nányáng).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.