Hunan
Syllables: Hu·nan/huːˈnɑːn/
Hunan proper noun: a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.
Proper noun
Hunan
- A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.
- Foreign Missions.—Pursuing the Fulton pledge system of two-cents-a-week-for-Missions, our young people have contributed to the support of their representative in China, Rev. T. J. Preston. He has recently gone to our station at Chang-teh, in the Hunan Province, China.1899 May, “Report of Permanent Committee on Christian Endeavor”, in Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, volume 69, Nashville, TN, page 21a
- The specimens on which the original description of O. Henryi was based were sent to Kew in 1886 by Mr. A. Henry, who had obtained them at Patung in Hupeh, Central China. Since then species has been met with in the adjoining provinces of Hunan and Szechuan.1909, “OLIGOBOTRYA HENRYI”, in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 5, page 8238
Hunan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
Hunan in Hindi
- province of China
- हूनान hūnān
Hunan in Marathi
- province of China
- हुनान hunān
Hunan in Arabic
- province of China
- خُونَان ḵunān, هُونَان hunān
Hunan in Indonesian
- province of China
- Hunan
More languagesFewer languages
- Hunan in Vietnamese
- Hồ Nam
Examples of Hunan in a sentence
- On the day after the feast of Pentecost (May 31, 1784) the three boats left Chao-ch'ing and without any mishap passed all the customs stations in Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Hunan.1948, Bernward H. Willeke, Imperial Government and Catholic Missions in China During the Years 1784-1785, St. Bonaventure, New York...
- The first task was to clear the Hunan province of all hostile forces so as to make it possible for the various armies to converge on Wuhan area, including Wuchang, Hankow and Hanyang on the Yangtze.1957, Chiang Chung-cheng (Kai-shek), “Beginnings (1924-1927)”, in Soviet Russia in China: A Summing-up at Seventy, New York: Farrar, Straus...
- Ch'i-chi, whose family name was Hu, was born in the Ch'ang-sha area of Hunan.1999, Red Pine, Mike O'Connor, editors, The Clouds Should Know Me By Now, →ISBN, page 44:
Forms of Hunan
| alternative misspelling | Hu'nan |
|---|---|
| alternative also | Hu-nan |
| alternative form | Hu Nan |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Hoonan |
Origin of Hunan
Borrowed from Mandarin 湖南 (Húnán) Wade-Giles romanization: Hu²-nan², literally “south of the lake”, referring to Lake Dongting. Doublet of Honam.
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Words that rhyme with Hunan
Questions about Hunan
- What does Hunan mean?
- Hunan means a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.
- What is Hunan in Hindi?
- Hunan in Hindi is हूनान (hūnān). See Hunan meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Hunan in a sentence?
- On the day after the feast of Pentecost (May 31, 1784) the three boats left Chao-ch'ing and without any mishap passed all the customs stations in Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Hunan.
- What part of speech is Hunan?
- Hunan is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hunan?
- Hunan is pronounced /huːˈnɑːn/.
Words near Hunan in the dictionary
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