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Huai-an

Huai-an is the alternative form of Huai'an.

Meaning of Huai'an

Proper noun

Huai'an

  1. A prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu, in eastern China.
    • In 486 B.C., King Fu Chai of Wu, in an attempt to seek supremacy in the north, constructed the Han Canal from Jiangdu to Huai'an, both in modern Jiangsu Province, so that the Huaihe River was linked with the Changjiang River.1982, Bai Shouyi (白寿彝), editor, 中国通史纲要 [An Outline History of China] (China Knowledge Series), Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, page 103

Origin of Huai-an

From Mandarin 淮安 (Huái'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Huai²-an¹.

Questions about Huai-an

What is Huai-an the alternative form of?
Huai-an is the alternative form of Huai'an.

Words near Huai-an in the dictionary

  1. Huadian
  2. Huadong Valley
  3. Huai
  4. Huai River
  5. Huai'an
  6. Huai-an
  7. Huai-nan
  8. Huai-pei
  9. Huaibei
  10. Huaibin
  11. Huaide

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