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Lu'an

/ˈluˌɑn/

Lu'an proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

Proper noun

Lu'an

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
    • Chen Shaoyu was born on 9 April 1904 into a landlord family of Lu'an (Anhui).2000, Thomas Kampen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and the Evolution of the Chinese Communist Leadership, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 19
    • In March of 2000, Lu'an City was put under the direct administration of Anhui Provincial Government.2008, State of the World's Cities 2008/2009: Harmonious Cities, Earthscan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39
    Synonyms:
    Liu'an, Liu-an

Examples of Lu'an in a sentence

  • She worked in the foreign trade sector in Lu'an, Anhui for five years before engaging in legal translation for six years with both Chinese and international law firms in Beijing.2013, Josh Stenberg, Irina's Hat: New Short Stories from China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 345:
  • Close to Hefei is this tiny city called Lu'an, but after that?2015, Mary Peart, Her Asian Billionaire, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 224:
  • The government of Lu'an, a city in Anhui, mobilized workers to help relocate the pigs, reported The Paper, a Chinese news website.2016 July 5, Chris Buckley, “Amid Floods in China, Stranded Pigs Are Thrown a Lifeline”, in New York Times, archived from the original on...
  • Recently, the HIV/AIDS epidemic situation in Lu'an city (Anhui province, China) has remarkably increased.2019 May 29, Gongyan Ma, Haiyan Chen, Jin Chen, Zhenghao Jiang, Tai Ma, “HIV transmission between spouses living in Lu'an city, Anhui...

Synonyms of Lu'an

Forms of Lu'an

alternative formLu-an
alternative formLuan

Origin of Lu'an

From Mandarin 六安 (Lù'ān).

Questions about Lu'an

What does Lu'an mean?
Lu'an means a prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
How do you use Lu'an in a sentence?
She worked in the foreign trade sector in Lu'an, Anhui for five years before engaging in legal translation for six years with both Chinese and international law firms in Beijing.
What part of speech is Lu'an?
Lu'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lu'an?
Lu'an is pronounced /ˈluˌɑn/.

Words near Lu'an in the dictionary

  1. LTTE
  2. LTV
  3. LTVs
  4. ltw
  5. lu
  6. Lu'an
  7. Lu-kang
  8. Lu-liang
  9. LUA
  10. Luacan
  11. luakini

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