北马里亚纳

Traditional form:

北馬里亞納

Pinyin (reading):

Běi Mǎlǐyànà

Definitions:

• Northern Mariana Islands

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 马 - horse; surname
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 亚 - Asia; second
• 纳 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 亞 - Asia; second
• 納 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take