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Lanchow

Lanchow is the dated form of Lanzhou.

Meaning of Lanzhou

Proper noun

Lanzhou

  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China.
    • Construction of this expressway, linking Lanzhou with Wulumuchi, has continued further west as part of the central government’s attempt to equalize the balance of economic development between the prosperous east and the less developed western interior.2008, William Lindesay, The Great Wall Revisited: From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 112

Origin of Lanchow

Postal romanization of Mandarin 蘭州／兰州 (Lánzhōu)

Questions about Lanchow

What is Lanchow the dated form of?
Lanchow is the dated form of Lanzhou.

Words near Lanchow in the dictionary

  1. Lanchester equations
  2. Lanchester's law
  3. Lanchester's laws
  4. Lanchesters
  5. lanching
  6. Lanchow
  7. Lancia
  8. Lancian
  9. lanciao
  10. Lancias
  11. lancier

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