Etymology

Changde

Chang·de
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 常德
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from常德
  2. English todayChangde

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé).

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