English translation of '号称'

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1. (= 著称) be known as
2. (= 声称) claim to be
   ⇒ 军队实际八十万,号称百万。 (Jūnduì shíjì bāshí wàn, hàochēng bǎiwàn.) The army actually has 800,000 soldiers, but it claims to have a million.