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Wanshan

Syllables: Wan·shan

Wanshan proper noun: a district of Tongren, Guizhou, China.

Proper noun

Wanshan

  1. A district of Tongren, Guizhou, China.
    • "The biggest problem has been keeping the children warm at night," said a farmer, Ye Xiaoling, in the Wanshan area of the Guizhou prefecture of Tongren, which has also been without power since January. "Our problem is that our homes and everything else are not used to such cold."2008 February 6, “Millions of Chinese still without power”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2023, Asia Pacific
  2. An archipelago of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
    • In view of the number of endemic species known from Hong Kong islands, including some found at low elevation such as Philautus romeri, Megophrys brachykolos, and Dibamus bogadeki, the Wanshan Islands will repay a thorough investigation.1997, James Lazell, Michael Lau, Wenhua Lu, “A Brief Herpetological Excursion to Wai Ling Ding, Wanshan Islands, South China Sea”, in Asiatic Herpetological Research, volume 7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 84...
    • The Wanshan Archipelago comprises roughly 104 islands within the administration of Zhuhai; and while quiet today, they have had a turbulent history, mostly intertwined with Hong Kong.2018 August 21, “The Chinese island that is so close to Hong Kong, yet very different: Wailingding – how to get there and what to see”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Origin of Wanshan

From Mandarin 萬山 /万山 (Wànshān).

Questions about Wanshan

What does Wanshan mean?
Wanshan means a district of Tongren, Guizhou, China.
What part of speech is Wanshan?
Wanshan is a proper noun.

Words near Wanshan in the dictionary

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  3. Wansdyke
  4. wanse
  5. Wansford
  6. Wanshan
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  8. Wansleys
  9. wanspeed
  10. wanst
  11. wansta

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