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hulan

Syllables: Hu·lan

hulan is the archaic form of uhlan.

Meaning of uhlan

Noun

uhlan (plural uhlans)

  1. (historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

Proper noun capitalized: Hulan

Hulan

  1. A district of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
    • On October 1, leading members of the Heilungkiang provincial and Harbin city party committees went to rural people's communes and their sub-divisions in Hulan County and on the outskirts of Harbin city to help with autumn harvest.1978 October 4 [1978 October 2], “NCNA Reportage”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 193, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • The joy that I experienced at that moment cannot be described in words. However “heaven disappoints us”. The train had scarcely reached the district of Hulan (it was destined for Harbin) when I was arrested.2006, “The Diary of Father Francis Tan Tiande”, in Michael Miller, transl., edited by Gerolamo Fazzini, The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs: Testimonies and Autobiographical Accounts, San Francisco...

Forms of hulan

pluralhulans

Origin of hulan

From Mandarin 呼蘭 /呼兰 (Hūlán).

Questions about hulan

What does hulan mean?
Hulan means a district of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
What is hulan the archaic form of?
Hulan is the archaic form of uhlan.
What part of speech is hulan?
Hulan is a proper noun.

Words near hulan in the dictionary

  1. hulaed
  2. Hulagu
  3. Hulaguid
  4. Hulaguids
  5. hulaing
  6. hulan
  7. Hulance
  8. hulans
  9. hulas
  10. Hulaulá
  11. hulbah

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