English word origin

Etymology of Wuxi

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 無錫 /无锡 (Wúxī).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 無錫 /无锡 (Wúxī).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention無錫cmn

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A county of Chongqing, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巫溪 (Wūxī).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention巫溪cmn

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