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阿斯圖里亞斯

简阿斯图里亚斯 · 繁阿斯圖里亞斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ā sī tú lǐ yà sī

Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay
ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
圖: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
亞: Look up this written character
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–1–2–3–4–1 · A1 si1 tu2 li3 ya4 si1

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(～自治區) Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea)
(～王國) Asturias (a former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 CE, in modern northwest Spain and Portugal)

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