Etymology

Hong'an

Hong·an

Today it means: A county of Huanggang, Hubei, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 紅安 /红安
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from紅安 /红安
  2. English todayHong'an

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紅安 /红安 (Hóng'ān).

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