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Emeishan

Syllables: E·mei·shan

Emeishan proper noun: a county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China.

Proper noun

Emeishan

  1. A county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China.
    • Situated to the southwest of the city of Emeishan, Emei (meaning “delicate eyebrows”) Mountain is so named because of the location of its two slender-shaped main mountains.1993 October, Shi Bao Xiu, “Samantabhadra Buddha's Mountain of Brightness”, in China Tourism, number 160, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 58, column 1
    • Pernod unveiled on Thursday plans for a 13-hectare malt whisky distillery site in Emeishan, Sichuan, which is due to begin production in 2021. The distillery will have a Chinese master distiller to produce a malt whisky catering to local tastes.2019 August 29, Dominique Vidalon, “Pernod launches share buyback, new investments in U.S., China”, in Sudip Kar-Gupta, Deepa Babington, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2024...

Forms of Emeishan

alternative formOmeishan

Origin of Emeishan

From Mandarin 峨眉山 (Éméishān).

Words that rhyme with Emeishan

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Questions about Emeishan

What does Emeishan mean?
Emeishan means a county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China.
What part of speech is Emeishan?
Emeishan is a proper noun.

Words near Emeishan in the dictionary

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  2. Emegir
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  4. EMEIA
  5. emeiocytosis
  6. Emeishan
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  8. Emela
  9. emela-ntouka
  10. Emeleus
  11. emeleusite

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