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An-hui

An-hui is the alternative form of Anhui.

Meaning of Anhui

Proper noun

Anhui

  1. A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei.
    • He found nothing but disorder at the Taeping capital, and no troops with which he could venture to assume the offensive against the powerful army, in numbers at all events, that the two Tsengs had drawn round Nanking. In this position his troubles were increased by the suspicion of Tien Wang, who...1896, Demetrius Charles Boulger, The Life of Gordon, 4th edition, T. Fisher Unwin, →OCLC, →OL, page 75

Origin of An-hui

From Mandarin 安徽 (Ānhuī) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-hui¹.

Questions about An-hui

What is An-hui the alternative form of?
An-hui is the alternative form of Anhui.

Words near An-hui in the dictionary

  1. an-
  2. an-cap
  3. an-caps
  4. An-ch'ing
  5. An-chʻing
  6. An-hui
  7. An-k'ang
  8. An-lu
  9. An-peng
  10. An-shan
  11. An-t'u

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