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Lin'an

Syllables: Lin·an/ˈlɪnˌɑn/

Lin'an proper noun: a former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty.

Proper noun

Lin'an

  1. (historical) A former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty.
  2. A district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Origin of Lin'an

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 臨安 (Lín'ān, "Approaching Peace").

Questions about Lin'an

What does Lin'an mean?
Lin'an means a former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty.
What part of speech is Lin'an?
Lin'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lin'an?
Lin'an is pronounced /ˈlɪnˌɑn/.

Words near Lin'an in the dictionary

  1. Limuria
  2. limurite
  3. limus
  4. limy
  5. lin
  6. Lin'an
  7. Lin-fen
  8. Lin-i
  9. Lin-Kernighan heuristic
  10. lin-log
  11. Lin-t'ung

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