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Mudan

Syllables: Mu·dan

Mudan proper noun: a river in Heilongjiang, China, tributary of Songhua (Sungari).

Proper noun

Mudan

  1. A river in Heilongjiang, China, tributary of Songhua (Sungari).
    • Heilongjiang had implemented the plan in seven non-coal mine districts south of the Mudan river and another plan to cut the number of non-coal mines was expected to be carried out by the end of 2008.2007 December 10, “China orders mines shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang”, in Reuters, sourced from Beijing, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2025
    • On Thursday, a highway bridge in Heilongjiang collapsed, sending two cars plunging into the Mudan River, according to state media. There was no word on possible deaths or injuries.2023 August 4, Caroline Chen, “Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues and evacuations intensify”, in AP News, sourced from BEIJING (AP), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023, World News
    Synonyms:
    Hurha, Mudanjiang

Synonyms of Mudan

Origin of Mudan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 牡丹 (Mǔdān).

Questions about Mudan

What does Mudan mean?
Mudan means a river in Heilongjiang, China, tributary of Songhua (Sungari).
What part of speech is Mudan?
Mudan is a proper noun.

Words near Mudan in the dictionary

  1. Mudaliar
  2. Mudaliars
  3. mudalias
  4. mudaliyar
  5. mudaliyars
  6. Mudan
  7. mudang
  8. mudangs
  9. Mudanjiang
  10. mudansha
  11. mudar

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