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Hulin

Syllables: Hu·lin/ˈhjuːlɪn/

Hulin proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun (1)

Hulin

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/huːˈlɪn/

Hulin

  1. A county-level city of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
    • The incident only a few years ago at Chenpao Island northeast of Mutankiang city and in the Hulin county of the prefecture, showed the white fangs of the bear all right.1977 September, Rewi Alley, “Mutankiang”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVI, number 9, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 1
    • Chenpao Island is located on the Wusuli river in Hulin County, Heilungkiang Province, northeast China. It is on the Chinese side of the river's main channel, only some 100 meters from the shore of our side.1977 November 3 [1977 November 2], Chang, quotee, “View the Chinese PLA From Chenpao Island”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 212, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...

Examples of Hulin in a sentence

  • Beijing charged that thirty Soviet troops, supported by a helicopter and navy boats, crossed the Ussuri River into the Hulin area of Heilongjiang province.1986, Peter P. Cheng, “1978: The Four Modernizations on the March”, in Chronology of The People's Republic of China, 1970-1979, Scarecrow...
  • Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016 shows the scenery of the Zhenbao Island wetland in Hulin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.2016 September 29, “Scenery of Zhenbao Island wetland in Heilongjiang(1/6)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service, archived from the...

Forms of Hulin

alternative formHulon

Origin of Hulin

* As an English surname, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh. Also as a French variant of Hue, itself related to Hugh. * Also as a French surname, diminutive of Hudelin, from the personal name Hude (see Houde).

From Mandarin 虎林 (Hǔlín, literally “tiger forest”).

Questions about Hulin

What does Hulin mean?
Hulin means a surname originating as a patronymic.
How do you use Hulin in a sentence?
Beijing charged that thirty Soviet troops, supported by a helicopter and navy boats, crossed the Ussuri River into the Hulin area of Heilongjiang province.
What part of speech is Hulin?
Hulin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hulin?
Hulin is pronounced /ˈhjuːlɪn/.

Words near Hulin in the dictionary

  1. Hulhuvaarulaa
  2. Hulhuvahi
  3. huli-huli chicken
  4. Huliaipole
  5. hulijing
  6. Hulin
  7. Huling
  8. Hulings
  9. Hulingses
  10. hulk
  11. hulk off

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