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[[:Kinmen]] → {{no redirect|Jinmen}} – Jinmen is the pinyin spelling of this name, and [[WP:PINYIN]] tells us that pinyin is our default Romanization. "Jinmen" is at least as common in the RS as "Kinmen," according to [https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Kinmen%2CJinmen%2CQuemoy&year_start=1990&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2CKinmen%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CJinmen%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CQuemoy%3B%2Cc0 this ngram]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Co_VIPIJerIC&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=Quemoy&f=false Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary] gives "'''Quemoy''' ''or Chin.'' '''Jinmen'''" (that is to say, no "Kinmen") "For spelling of place names, a good reference is Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary." according to [[WP:WIAN]]. [http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/main/Home.page The Columbia Gazetteer of the World], an authoritative library reference work, gives "Jinmen." [[User:ConstitutionalRepublic|ConstitutionalRepublic]] ([[User talk:ConstitutionalRepublic|talk]]) 03:28, 29 August 2015 (UTC) |
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Kinmen → Jinmen – Jinmen is the pinyin spelling of this name, and WP:PINYIN tells us that pinyin is our default Romanization. "Jinmen" is at least as common in the RS as "Kinmen," according to this ngram. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary gives "Quemoy or Chin. Jinmen" (that is to say, no "Kinmen") "For spelling of place names, a good reference is Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary." according to WP:WIAN. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, an authoritative library reference work, gives "Jinmen." ConstitutionalRepublic (talk) 03:28, 29 August 2015 (UTC)