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波美拉尼亞

简波美拉尼亚 · 繁波美拉尼亞

Mandarin · pinyin Bō měi lā ní yà

Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
亞: Look up this written character
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–3–1–2–4 · Bo1 mei3 la1 ni2 ya4

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Pomerania (a former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a geographic region of Central Europe split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea)

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