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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永興島永兴岛 (Yǒngxīngdǎo).

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Proper noun

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Yongxing

  1. Synonym of Woody Island.

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References

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  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Woody Island”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 2105, column 1:Chinese Yunghing or Yung-hsing (yo͝ongʹshǐngʹ)