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Junnan

Junnan is the alternative form of Yunnan.

Meaning of Yunnan

Proper noun

Yunnan

  1. A province in southwestern China, bordering Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Vietnam. Capital: Kunming.
    • Beſide theſe in the Province of Yunnan, which is very large, lying towards the South, in the latitude of 24 degrees, there is a great Countrie inhabited by a particular people, who uſe another language and other cuſtomes. They have a little King called by the Chineſſes, Thu Quon, a Mandarine of...1655, F. Alvarez Semedo, “Of the Moores, Jewes, and other Nations, that are in China”, in The History of That Great and Renowned Monarchy of China, E. Tyler, →OCLC, page 152

Questions about Junnan

What is Junnan the alternative form of?
Junnan is the alternative form of Yunnan.

Words near Junnan in the dictionary

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  4. junkyards
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  10. Junod
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