Holan
name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of hor lan. Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative, invariable
- 1 A surname.
- 2 Alternative form of Helan. alt-of, alternative
"Yin Hung-tu, (left) deputy head of Holan county, Kansu province, comes to visit Ching Yu-kun’s (right) new home. The latter has just come from Peking."
Example
More examples"Yin Hung-tu, (left) deputy head of Holan county, Kansu province, comes to visit Ching Yu-kun’s (right) new home. The latter has just come from Peking."
Etymology
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Czech Holan, Holaň, Holáň, all nicknames from holy (“naked, bare”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Holan, habitational surname from several minor places, ultimately from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”).
From Mandarin 賀蘭 /贺兰 (Hèlán), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho⁴-lan².
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