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Kuandian

Syllables: Kuan·dian

Kuandian proper noun: a Manchu autonomous county in Dandong, Liaoning, China.

Proper noun

Kuandian

  1. A Manchu autonomous county in Dandong, Liaoning, China.
    • The 16 small hydro-power stations run by Kuandian County provide 80 percent of the electricity for agricultural use in this county.1979 April 12 [1979 February 13], “Liaoning Hydroelectricity”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 508, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Shenyang...
    • A couple in their 70s and a mother and son died in Kuandian county, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of Dandong, when flash floods swept away their homes, Xinhua said, citing a local flood control official.2010 August 22, “Flood threat forces mass evacuation in north-east China”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2010, Asia / Pacific

Forms of Kuandian

alternative formKuantien
alternative formKwantien

Origin of Kuandian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寬甸 /宽甸 (Kuāndiàn).

Questions about Kuandian

What does Kuandian mean?
Kuandian means a Manchu autonomous county in Dandong, Liaoning, China.
What part of speech is Kuandian?
Kuandian is a proper noun.

Words near Kuandian in the dictionary

  1. Kualapuu
  2. Kuan
  3. Kuan-hua
  4. Kuan-shan
  5. Kuancheng
  6. Kuandian
  7. Kuang
  8. Kuang-chou
  9. Kuang-hsi
  10. Kuang-shui
  11. Kuang-tung

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