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2685:Maalaiskunta
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2153:Protectorate
2148:Principality
2069:Constituency
1958:Neutral zone
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1074:Insular area
982:. Retrieved
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220:Southern Min
171:Hanyu Pinyin
133:Chinese name
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99:January 2014
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41:Please help
36:verification
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2572:Savivaldybė
2438:Switzerland
2433:South Tyrol
2313:Viceroyalty
2106:Governorate
2064:Condominium
1967:Trade zone
1841:Market town
1836:Census town
1734:Proto-state
1706:Microregion
1271:County town
1266:County seat
1133:Half-canton
984:January 10,
843:Sui dynasty
820:Han dynasty
725:place names
719:. However,
672:prefectures
538:before the
455:Han dynasty
266:Korean name
2809:Categories
2628:Historical
2592:Shahrestān
2535:Autonomous
2283:Presidency
2231:Historical
2200:Suzerainty
2183:Autonomous
2027:Autonomous
1749:Free state
1739:City-state
1701:Mesoregion
1594:Prefecture
1321:Department
947:References
908:abolished
658:After the
655:-fu, etc.
534:The large
492:Vietnamese
412:in 189 CE.
185:Wade–Giles
69:newspapers
2669:Landskap
2665:Län/Lääni
2619:Vingtaine
2587:Seniūnija
2577:Selsoviet
2552:Poblacion
2489:Landskap
2419:Gemeinde
2410:Freguesia
2365:Apskritis
2288:Residency
2253:Exarchate
2195:Sultanate
2086:Eldership
2017:Bailiwick
1766:Territory
1716:Subregion
1461:in the US
1293:Viscounty
1220:Community
914:Guangzhou
733:Guangzhou
712:zìzhìzhōu
2770:See also
2505:Maakunta
2500:Località
2445:Gemeente
2405:Frazione
2375:Barangay
2205:Townland
2143:Precinct
2128:Muftiate
2079:District
2039:Cadastre
1851:Township
1629:Province
1520:(Canada)
1478:Division
1339:District
978:Archived
930:See also
769:Lai Châu
741:Hangzhou
668:Japanese
645:Hangzhou
583:Hangzhou
574:Zhejiang
519:Overview
332:Hiragana
206:Jyutping
2765:italics
2725:Satrapy
2710:Pargana
2635:Commote
2493:Finland
2473:Finland
2465:Kampong
2455:Hromada
2428:Germany
2423:Austria
2395:Comarca
2353:Current
2308:Tithing
2278:Monthon
2263:Hundred
2210:Village
2163:Regency
2158:Quarter
2091:Emirate
2059:Commune
2049:Circuit
2005:Current
1303:Country
1141:Capital
1104:Borough
874:circuit
791:Yu Gong
775:History
765:Jeju-do
745:Lanzhou
729:Guizhou
699:Chinese
685:In the
653:Wuchang
649:Wenzhou
592:Wenzhou
560:of the
505:Hepburn
488:Vietnam
423:Chinese
390:Please
227:Hokkien
139:Chinese
83:scholar
2740:Syssel
2730:Socken
2698:Greece
2673:Sweden
2660:Korale
2655:Köping
2650:Komunë
2614:Tehsil
2530:Oblast
2478:Sweden
2400:Comune
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2380:Bashki
2370:Bakhsh
2243:Barony
2238:Agency
2215:Summer
2178:Sector
2173:Riding
2138:Parish
2111:Hamlet
2054:Colony
2044:Circle
2022:Banner
1661:Region
1243:County
1127:Canton
767:, and
761:Kyushu
757:Honshu
749:Suzhou
747:, and
737:Fuzhou
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707:pinyin
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594:-fu,
498:) and
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431:pinyin
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272:Hangul
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2720:Rreth
2715:Plasă
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2693:Egypt
2689:Nome
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2602:China
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2567:Raion
2557:Purok
2547:Ostān
2542:Okrug
2520:Mukim
2515:Muban
2510:Megye
2460:Județ
2450:Gmina
2303:Tenth
2273:March
2248:Burgh
2190:Shire
2121:Royal
2116:Manor
2074:Duchy
2034:Block
1726:State
806:nine
676:Osaka
651:-fu,
647:-fu,
585:-fu,
500:Japan
474:Korea
451:China
90:JSTOR
76:books
2745:Zhou
2562:Qark
2298:Seat
2258:Hide
2222:Ward
1914:Zone
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1828:Town
1166:City
1067:Area
986:2014
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910:zhou
904:The
894:zhou
890:zhou
854:zhou
847:zhou
839:zhou
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470:Zhou
459:zhou
442:lit.
436:zhōu
418:Zhou
410:zhou
259:châu
236:chiu
191:chou
177:zhōu
124:Zhou
62:news
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2597:Sum
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879:dào
876:or
863:jùn
860:or
828:13
794:or
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597:金华府
588:温州府
579:杭州府
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486:),
449:of
392:add
361:shū
338:しゅう
315:chu
230:POJ
212:zau
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