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伊州

Mandarin · pinyin Yī zhōu

Tang dynasty province in modern Xinjiang, around Hami 哈密 Hā mì
Illinois (US state)

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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1–1 · Yi1 zhou1

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(historical) Yi (a province during the Sui dynasty in present-day Ruzhou, Henan, China)
(historical) Yi (a prefecture during the Tang dynasty in present-day Hami, Xinjiang, China)
(～區) Yizhou District, Hami
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 伊利諾州／伊利诺州 (Yīlìnuò Zhōu, “State of Illinois”)
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 伊賀／伊贺 (Yīhè).

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