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Changyang

Syllables: Chang·yang/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/

Changyang proper noun: a Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.

Proper noun

Changyang

  1. A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
    • The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years.1888, Augustine Henry, “Chinese Names of Plants”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume XXII, Shanghai, page 233
    • CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses.1978 October, Hsiang-Kuan Chin, “A Barefoot Doctor Describes His Work”, in Medical Care for China's Millions, Peking, →OCLC, page 8

Forms of Changyang

alternative formCh'ang-yang

Origin of Changyang

From Mandarin 長陽 /长阳 (Chángyáng).

Questions about Changyang

What does Changyang mean?
Changyang means a Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
What part of speech is Changyang?
Changyang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Changyang?
Changyang is pronounced /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/.

Words near Changyang in the dictionary

  1. changwats
  2. Changwon
  3. Changwu
  4. Changxing
  5. Changxingian
  6. Changyang
  7. Changyeh
  8. Changyi
  9. Changyuan
  10. Changzhi
  11. Changzhou

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