Wuhan
Syllables: Wu·han/ˈwuːˈhɑːn/
Wuhan proper noun: a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China.
Proper noun
Wuhan
- A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China.
- The Committee reports that in consequence of the combined effects of the war and famine added to flood an amount of destitution exists among the population in the Wuhan region which is without parallel in the memory of foreign residents. Now that the refugees are returning to Hankow there is a...1912 February, “Famine Notes”, in The Chinese Recorder, volume XLIII, number 2, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 95
- The preparatory group for the "Mao Tse-tung's thought" Red Guard congress of universities and middle schools in Wuhan has been formed. Its task is to convene the Wuhan Red Guard congress as soon as possible.1968 January 2 [1967 December 20], “Wuhan Guard Congress”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 01, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Wuhan Hupeh Provincial...
Wuhan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic
Wuhan in Hindi
- sub-provincial city in central China
- वूहान vūhān
Wuhan in Marathi
- sub-provincial city in central China
- वूहान vūhān
Wuhan in Urdu
- sub-provincial city in central China
- ووہان vuhān
Wuhan in Arabic
- sub-provincial city in central China
- وُوهَان wuhān, وُوخَان wuḵān
More languagesFewer languages
- Wuhan in Persian
- ووهان vuhân
- Wuhan in Thai
- อู่ฮั่น ùu-hân
- Wuhan in Vietnamese
- Vũ Hán
Examples of Wuhan in a sentence
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wuhan.
- Yet charges that Wuhan was run like an independent kingdom contained an element of truth.1971, Deborah S. Davis, “The Cultural Revolution in Wuhan”, in The Cultural Revolution in the Provinces, Harvard University Press, →ISBN...
Forms of Wuhan
| alternative form | Wu-han |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Wu-Han |
| alternative form (colloquial) | WuHan |
| alternative form (colloquial) | Wu Han |
Origin of Wuhan
From Mandarin 武漢／武汉 (Wǔhàn), from 武昌 (Wǔchāng) + 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuhan.
Words formed from Wuhan
- WIV
- Wuhan coronavirus
- Wuhan dialect
- Wuhanese
- Wuhan flu
- Wuhanian
- wuhanic
- wuhanic acid
- Wuhan influenza
- Wuhanite
- Wuhan pneumonia
- Wuhan SARS
- Wuhan virus
Phrases with Wuhan
Words that rhyme with Wuhan
Questions about Wuhan
- What does Wuhan mean?
- Wuhan means a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China.
- What is Wuhan in Hindi?
- Wuhan in Hindi is वूहान (vūhān). See Wuhan meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Wuhan in a sentence?
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wuhan.
- What part of speech is Wuhan?
- Wuhan is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Wuhan?
- Wuhan is pronounced /ˈwuːˈhɑːn/.
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