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Islam
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water hyacinth
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surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州, Gansu
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orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Finland
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Milano / Milan (Italy)
Newfoundland Island, Canada
Franz (name)
cymbidium / orchid
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name)
Ukraine
Bar-Ilan University, in Israel
Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)
Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
parsley
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
magnolia
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Rank (name) / Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young
rum (beverage) (loanword)
Rand or Randt (name)
close friendship / a meeting of minds
Holland; the Netherlands
(loanword) genus Tillandsia; air plants (more commonly known as 空氣鳳梨|空气凤梨)
France
Palanka (a personal name)
Atlantis
Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)
New Zealand
Roland (name)
Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
Gram-positive (bacteria)
Lancashire (English county)
Atlanta
Poland
Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市, Shandong
Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
flange (loanword)
spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川, Ningxia
Auckland (New Zealand city) / Oakland (California, US city)
Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, northeast Taiwan
Ireland
England
hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
Yulan magnolia
Orlando
Flevoland, province in Netherlands
(loanword) brandy
Frank (name)
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang / see 花木蘭|花木兰
lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
Brandenburg
Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封, Henan
North Holland, a province of the Netherlands
Scotland Yard
Lanling County in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong
Greenland
Islam
François Hollande (1954-), French Socialist politician, president of France 2012-2017 / also written 奧朗德|奥朗德
Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)
Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊
Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai
Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia
flannel (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana) / (botany) violet
(name) Franklin / Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author
Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb)
lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
Maryland, US state
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan
(bird species of China) Przevalski's redstart; Ala Shan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan
Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
Grant (name)
Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
guinea pig
Frankfurt, Germany
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
Scotland

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