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Harbinger vs Harbin - What's the difference?

harbinger | harbin |

As nouns the difference between harbinger and harbin

is that harbinger is a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something while harbin is a sub-provincial city in northeastern china; capital of heilongjiang province.

As a verb harbinger

is to announce; to be a harbinger of.

harbinger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • * Landor
  • I knew by these harbingers who were coming.
  • (obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
  • (Fuller)

    Synonyms

    * forewarning, herald, omen, premonition, sign, signal, prophet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To announce; to be a harbinger of.
  • Synonyms

    * herald

    References

    *

    See also

    *bellwether

    harbin

    English

    (wikipedia Harbin)

    Noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A sub-provincial city in northeastern China; capital of Heilongjiang Province.
  • Synonyms

    * Ha'erbin (based on pinyin)

    References

    * Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo fen sheng dituji (Hanyu Pinyin ban) (Atlas of the People's Republic of China (Hanyu Pinyin edition)