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Huai River

Huai River proper noun: a major river in central China, now a tributary of the Yangtze.

Proper noun (1)

Huai River

  1. A major river in central China, now a tributary of the Yangtze.
    • The Huai river and the sea formed the boundaries of Yangchow.1895, Herbert J. Allen, “Ssŭma Chʻien's Historical Records”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 97
    • In other sectors of our national life, giant and fundamental solutions have been undertaken for age-old problems, such as the floods with which the Huai river has plagued our people for thirty centuries.1952 January-February, Soong Ching Ling, “Welfare Work and World Peace”, in China Reconstructs, volume 1, number 1, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
    Synonyms:
    Huai He, Huai Ho

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Huai river

Huai river

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Huai River.
    • The Huai river and the sea formed the boundaries of Yangchow.1895, Herbert J. Allen, “Ssŭma Chʻien's Historical Records”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 97
    • In other sectors of our national life, giant and fundamental solutions have been undertaken for age-old problems, such as the floods with which the Huai river has plagued our people for thirty centuries.1952 January-February, Soong Ching Ling, “Welfare Work and World Peace”, in China Reconstructs, volume 1, number 1, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2

Examples of Huai River in a sentence

  • The most important of the latter was the vaunted Huai River flood control project, which has been the subject of praise in all the accounts of fellow travelers who have visited China.1955, Richard L. Walker, China Under Communism: The First Five Years, New Haven: Yale University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:
  • It’s now called Huaihai Road, which commemorates the second great campaign of 1949, when Mao’s soldiers advanced from the Huai River to the sea, putting them in position to take Shanghai.2011, Lisa See, Dreams of Joy, Oxford: ISIS Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 157:
  • The creek connects the Xi River to factories along the Huai River, but it’s too shallow for large boats to navigate.2013, Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew, The Dark Road, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 152:

Synonyms of Huai River

  • Huai He
  • Huai Ho

Forms of Huai River

alternative formHuai river

Origin of Huai River

Partial calque from Mandarin 淮河 (Huái Hé).

Words that rhyme with Huai River

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Questions about Huai River

What does Huai River mean?
Huai River means a major river in central China, now a tributary of the Yangtze.
How do you use Huai River in a sentence?
The most important of the latter was the vaunted Huai River flood control project, which has been the subject of praise in all the accounts of fellow travelers who have visited China.
What part of speech is Huai River?
Huai River is a proper noun.

Words near Huai River in the dictionary

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

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