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Shaan-Gan-Ning

Shaan-Gan-Ning proper noun: a region on the border between Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in north-central China.

Proper noun

Shaan-Gan-Ning

  1. A region on the border between Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in north-central China.

Forms of Shaan-Gan-Ning

alternative formShan-Gan-Ning
alternative formShen-Kan-Ning

Origin of Shaan-Gan-Ning

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝甘寧 /陕甘宁 (Shǎn-Gān-Níng), a blend of 陝西／陕西 (Shǎnxī, “Shaanxi”) + 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù, “Gansu”) + 寧夏／宁夏 (Níngxià, “Ningxia”).

Questions about Shaan-Gan-Ning

What does Shaan-Gan-Ning mean?
Shaan-Gan-Ning means a region on the border between Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in north-central China.
What part of speech is Shaan-Gan-Ning?
Shaan-Gan-Ning is a proper noun.

Words near Shaan-Gan-Ning in the dictionary

  1. sha'not
  2. Sha-shih
  3. shaadi
  4. shaadis
  5. shaal
  6. Shaan-Gan-Ning
  7. Shaanbei
  8. Shaangxi
  9. Shaanxi
  10. Shaanzhong
  11. Shaath

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