Ilan

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Yilan. alt-of, alternative

    "In order to survey the incidence of bovine tuberculosis among the native yellow cattle and water buffaloes, a special JCRR project was undertaken and a total of 150 water buffaloes were examined in Ilan County in 1958, and five positive reactors were found."

Synonyms

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metol

Example

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"Ilan Pappe says that the Zionism is a settler colonial project."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hebrew אִילָן (Ilán, “tree, oak tree”).

Etymology 2

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 宜蘭 (I²-lan²).

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