獅城

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Chinese

lion city walls; city; town
trad. (獅城)
simp. (狮城)
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Etymology 1

Calque of Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhapura).

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獅城

  1. Alternative name for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”): Lion City
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Etymology 2

From the city's cultural icon, the Iron Lion of Cangzhou.

The Iron Lion of Cangzhou.

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獅城

  1. Alternative name for 滄州沧州 (Cāngzhōu, “Cangzhou”).

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from a lion-shaped hill/mountain in Zhouning?”)

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獅城

  1. () Shicheng (a town in Zhouning, Ningde, Fujian, China)

Etymology 4

Calque of Latin Leopolis.

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獅城

  1. Alternative name for 利沃夫 (Lìwòfū, “Lviv”).