Yunnan

UK: /juːˈnæn/ US: (yŏŏ nan′, -nän′; Chin. yyn′nän′)

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Yun•nan  (yŏŏ nan′, -nän′; Chin. yyn′nän′), n. [Pinyin.]

1. Place Names a province in S China. 20,510,000;
   168,417 sq. mi. (436,200 sq. km). Cap.: Kunming.
2. Place Names former name of Kunming. 

Also,[Wade-Giles,] Yün′nan′. 

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Yunnan, Yünnan / juːˈnæn/ noun

1. a province of SW China: consists mainly of a plateau broken in the southeast by the Red and Black Rivers, with mountains in the west, rising over 5500 m (18 000 ft); large deposits of tin, lead, zinc, and coal. Capital: Kunming. Pop: 43 760 000 (2003 est). Area: 436 200 sq km (168 400 sq miles)