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Sanyuan

Syllables: San·yuan

Sanyuan proper noun: a county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Sanyuan

  1. A county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
    • Cooperative medical service has enjoyed rapid development in Sanyuan County, Shensi.1971 December 16 [1971 December 9], “Shensi Medical Service”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 242, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sian Shensi...
    • Three men prominent in these groups were arrested, including Sian NLVC leader Yü Chih-yuan. In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July. With the apprehension of still another...1976, John Israel, Donald W. Klein, “The War They Wanted”, in Rebels and Bureaucrats: China's December 9ers, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170

Examples of Sanyuan in a sentence

  • In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July.1976, John Israel, Donald W. Klein, “The War They Wanted”, in Rebels and Bureaucrats: China's December 9ers, University of California...
  • A man walks through the dried-up bed of a reservoir in Sanyuan county, Shaanxi province July 30, 2014.2015 January 22, Alister Doyle, Valerie Volcovici, “U.N. asks countries for climate plans after record warm 2014”, in Janet Lawrence...
  • Han Yingjin, bishop of Sanyuan in the northern province of Shaanxi, said the deal could improve morale among Chinese Catholics, and is "of great significance."2018 September 24, Lau Siu-fung, Gao Feng, “China's Christians Have 'Mixed Feelings' About Vatican Agreement on Bishops”, in Luisetta...

Origin of Sanyuan

From Mandarin 三原 (Sānyuán).

Questions about Sanyuan

What does Sanyuan mean?
Sanyuan means a county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
How do you use Sanyuan in a sentence?
In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July.
What part of speech is Sanyuan?
Sanyuan is a proper noun.

Words near Sanyuan in the dictionary

  1. Sanyakoan
  2. sanyaku
  3. sanyasi
  4. sanyasis
  5. Sanyi
  6. Sanyuan
  7. Sanz
  8. sanza
  9. Sanzari
  10. sanzas
  11. Sanzhi

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