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安南

Mandarin · pinyin Ān nán

Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam)
Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century)
Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period)
old name for Vietnam
Annan District in Tainan 臺南 Tái nán, Taiwan
Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
南: nán · south; southern part; southward

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name · Etymology 1

(historical) Annam
(dated) Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

name · Etymology 2

(～區) Annan (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)

name · Etymology 3

a transliteration of the Akan surname [Term?], Annan

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