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Kano
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Appendix:Variations of "kano"
English
+,+ State
Etymology 1
Borrowed from en ha Kanṑ.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑːnoʊ/ 112
Proper noun
en state c/Nigeria ;; in the <<geopolitical zone:suf/North West>> Kano City.
en largest city/and/state capital s:Suf/Kano c/Nigeria.
Derived terms
en Kannywood
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en ja 狩野 Kano or en ja 加納 Kanō.
Proper noun
s
en Japanese.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kano is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Kano is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.2%), White (22.22%) and Mixed Race (11.64%) individuals.
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en akno KAON Kona NKAO kaon koan kōan
Hausa
thumb|Kano
Etymology
ha
Pronunciation
kanṑ
ha Kano Pronouncing.wav
Proper noun
f Kanṑ
ha Kano state c/Nigeria ;; in the <<geopolitical zone:suf/North West>>
ha Kano city/state capital s:Suf/Kano c/Nigeria
Further reading
ha
Japanese
Romanization
かの
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :clipping Amerikano + 1
Pronunciation
Kanô
Noun
Kanô Kana + tl slang sometimes offensive ethnic slur
A male American; a male person from the United States
tl 1991 Philippine Currents ... SA CLARK HELD" Kakailanganing mahigit na 30 "bababuyingdamo" sapaligid ng mga kampo rito ng mga Kano upang magi- sing sa katotohanang ang mga Pilipino na may nalalabi pang pagkamakabay an sa kanilang diwa't damdamin.
tl 1968 Jean Donald Bowen Babasahing Panggitnang Baytang Sa Tagalog University of California Press 171 Nang masakop daw ng Amerika ang Pilipinas, sabi ni Judge Proto, ang pagtatag ng mga eskwela publika* ang isa sa mga unang bagay na sinikap ng mga Kano. Sa Maynila unang nagbu— kas ng mga paaralan ang mga Aınerikano at saka ...
tl 1992 National Mid-week Ang panahon ay nagsisimula sa World War II, sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga Kano sa mga kaalyado nito laban sa mga pasistang Aleman at Hapon ( nabanggit ang Philippines). Magpapatuloy ang kuwento sa iba't ibang lugar ng giyera — sa ...
an ethnic white or caucasian-looking foreigner, usually of European descent with light-coloured skin, especially from the United States or by extension, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or etc.
Usage notes
The term usually carries a stereotypical connotation regarding Americans, such as the aquiline nose and white skin color, and it can be an ethnic slur depending on context. The second sense is used informally by extension usually to those of foreign strangers with likeness to that of stereotypical White Americans of European descent that the speaker is not familiar with or has not confirmed which country they come from.
Derived terms
tl Kakanuan
See also
tl Yangki
References
2 75
72
Anagrams
tl akno nako
tl Demonyms
Yoruba
Etymology
From yo ha Kanṑ.
Pronunciation
Kánò
Proper noun
Kánò
yo city/state capital s:Suf/Kano c/Nigeria Kano
yo state c/Nigeria Kano
yo historical emirate c/Nigeria Kano Emirate