Etymology

Lanzhou

Lan·zhou
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 蘭州 /兰州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from蘭州 /兰州
  2. English todayLanzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 蘭州 /兰州 (Lánzhōu).

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