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Cheng'an

Syllables: Cheng·an/t͡ʃɛŋ.ɑn/

Cheng'an proper noun: a county of Handan, Hebei, China.

Proper noun

Cheng'an

  1. A county of Handan, Hebei, China.
    • He said that the eight places of worship in a village in Chengan County in Hebei were bustling with life during the twice-daily Bible classes, and weekly masses, as well as at major festivals such as Easter land Christmas.[1995, China Since Tiananmen, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 203
    • Photos obtained by CNN from an attendee at a village funeral in Cheng'an County in Hebei Province show mourners of all ages, including children, watching the performance.
      The attendee, who asked not to be identified, said he was visiting family during the Lunar New Year holiday. While he was there...2015 April 24, Euan McKirdy, “What a send-off: China's funeral strippers told to cover up”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2015

Cheng'an meaning in Vietnamese

Cheng'an in Vietnamese

county
Thành An

Forms of Cheng'an

alternative formChengan

Origin of Cheng'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 成安 (Chéng'ān).

Questions about Cheng'an

What does Cheng'an mean?
Cheng'an means a county of Handan, Hebei, China.
What is Cheng'an in Vietnamese?
Cheng'an in Vietnamese is Thành An. See Cheng'an meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Cheng'an?
Cheng'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cheng'an?
Cheng'an is pronounced /t͡ʃɛŋ.ɑn/.

Words near Cheng'an in the dictionary

  1. Cheneyan
  2. Cheneys
  3. Cheneyville
  4. cheng
  5. cheng tng
  6. Cheng'an
  7. Cheng-chou
  8. Chengalpattu
  9. Chengalpet
  10. Chengbei
  11. Chengcheng

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