Langhe

Lang·he
L1A1N1G2H4E1

proper noun

A hilly area in southwestern Piedmont, Italy.

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Meanings

Langhe1

proper nounthe Langhe
  1. A hilly area in southwestern Piedmont, Italy.

Langhe2

proper noun

alternative Lang-ho

  1. A town in Danjiangkou, Shiyan, Hubei, China.

    Early last December, the provincial party committee sent five rural socialist ideological education teams to Danjiangkou's (Langhe) town, Hanchuan County's (Liujiage)[…]

    1992 January 17 [1992 January 14], “Guan Guangfu Views Rural Ideological Education”, in Daily Report: China, number 12, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Wuhan Hubei People's Radio Network, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44, column 2

Origin

Langhe · proper noun

  1. Piedmonteselanga“hill”
  2. ItalianLanghe
  3. EnglishLanghe

From Italian Langhe, plural of Piedmontese langa (“hill”), of uncertain origin.

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Langhe · proper noun

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 浪河 (Lànghé).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 浪河
  • 浪河town in central China
Chinese Mandarin 朗格, 浪河
  • 朗格 (Lǎnggé)hilly area in Piedmont
  • 浪河 (Lànghé)town in central China
French Langhe, Langhes
  • Langhehilly area in Piedmont
  • Langheshilly area in Piedmont
Greek Λάνγκε
  • Λάνγκε (Lángke)hilly area in Piedmont
Italian Langhe
  • Langhehilly area in Piedmont
Japanese ランゲ
  • ランゲhilly area in Piedmont
Korean 랑게
  • 랑게 (Rangge)hilly area in Piedmont
Latin Langae
  • Langaehilly area in Piedmont
Lithuanian Langė
  • Langėhilly area in Piedmont
Russian Ла́нге
  • Ла́нге (Lánge)hilly area in Piedmont
Ukrainian Ла́нге
  • Ла́нге (Lánhe)hilly area in Piedmont

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Cite this entry
APA

Langhe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langhe

MLA

“Langhe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langhe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Langhe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langhe.

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