Nan Mountains

Examples of Nan Mountains in a sentence

• South of the Nan Mountains runs the Si, West, or Pearl River.1869 January, “Notes Illustrative of the Map of China.”, in The Missionary Herald, volume LXV, number I, →OCLC, page 2:
• The Nan Mountains (Nan Ling) are composed of many ranges running from north-east to south-west.2008, The Britannica Guide to Modern China, Running Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 14:
• Together with the Guangxi region, Guangdong is clearly separated from the Yangtze River basin by the Nan Mountains, the southernmost of the major Chinese mountain ranges running from east to west.2011, Kenneth Pletcher, editor, The Geography of China, Britannica Educational Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 341:

Synonyms of Nan Mountains

• Nanling Mountains

Origin of Nan Mountains

Partial calque from Mandarin 南嶺／南岭 (Nánlǐng).

Questions about Nan Mountains

What does Nan Mountains mean?

Nan Mountains means a group of mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan.

How do you use Nan Mountains in a sentence?

South of the Nan Mountains runs the Si, West, or Pearl River.

What part of speech is Nan Mountains?

Nan Mountains is a proper noun.