English Explanatory Dictionary

Liwan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
noun
  1. A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.

Pronunciation

lē′wän′

Word forms

Liwan liwans

Etymology

From Mandarin 荔灣 /荔湾 (Lìwān).

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