Etymology

Shilong

Shi·long
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Today it means: A district of Pingdingshan, Henan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 石龍 /石龙
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from石龍 /石龙
  2. English todayShilong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石龍 /石龙 (shílóng).

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