Hunan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhuːˈnæn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅′nän′)


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Hu•nan  (ho̅o̅′nän′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names[Pinyin, Wade-Giles.]a province in S China. 37,810,000; 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Cap.: Changsha.
Also, Hu•nam  (ho̅o̅′näm′).USA pronunciation Chinese Cookery. a style of cooking from this province, characterized esp. by the use of hot peppers.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hunan / ˈhuːˈnæn/
  1. a province of S China, between the Yangtze River and the Nan Ling Mountains: drained chiefly by the Xiang and Yuan Rivers; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Changsha. Pop: 66 630 000 (2003 est). Area: 210 500 sq km (82 095 sq miles)
'Hunan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Changde - Changsha - Dongting - Hengyang - Hsiang - Nan Ling - Shaoyang - Tungting - Wiesel - Xiangtan - Zhuzhou

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