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An-shan

An-shan is the alternative form of Anshan.

Meaning of Anshan

Proper noun (1)

Anshan

  1. A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.
    • South Manchuria Railway Co., Peking, China, perfecting plans for early construction new steel mill Anshan, Manchuria, for manufacture steel bars black sheets, railway sleepers, steel poles, and other iron and steel products used railroad construction and operation.1928 August 23, “Foreign”, in The Iron Age, volume 122, number 8, New York, page 508, column 3

Proper noun (2)

Anshan

  1. An ancient Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian city in modern-day Iran.

Origin of An-shan

From Mandarin 鞍山 (Ānshān) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-shan¹.

Questions about An-shan

What is An-shan the alternative form of?
An-shan is the alternative form of Anshan.

Words near An-shan in the dictionary

  1. An-chʻing
  2. An-hui
  3. An-k'ang
  4. An-lu
  5. An-peng
  6. An-shan
  7. An-t'u
  8. An-Yang
  9. ana
  10. Ana Cuenca
  11. ana-

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