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Huang-shan

Huang-shan is the alternative form of Huangshan.

Meaning of Huangshan

Proper noun

Huangshan

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
    • Qin and Meng applied for permission to have a child from authorities in Huangshan city in eastern Anhui province, where her residency is registered, said the officer, who gave only his surname, also Qin.2015 May 19, “China teacher allowed to give birth and ordered to abort”, in AP News, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023
  2. A mountain range in Anhui, China.
    • There are peaks in Huangshan or the Yellow Mountains which are formed by single pieces of granite a thousand feet high from their visible base on the ground to their tops, and half a mile long. These are what inspire the Chinese artists, and their silence, their rugged enormity and their apparent...1938, Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living, William Heinemann, Ltd., →OCLC, page 304

Origin of Huang-shan

From Mandarin 黃山 /黄山 (Huángshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Huang²-shan¹.

Questions about Huang-shan

What is Huang-shan the alternative form of?
Huang-shan is the alternative form of Huangshan.

Words near Huang-shan in the dictionary

  1. huang-chiu
  2. Huang-chou
  3. Huang-kang
  4. Huang-mei
  5. Huang-pei
  6. Huang-shan
  7. Huang-shih
  8. huangana
  9. Huangchi
  10. Huangchuan
  11. Huanggang

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