Xiangtan
Syllables: Xiang·tan
Xiangtan proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
Proper noun
Xiangtan
- A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
- Mao’s hometown, Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, is spending $2.5 billion on public events celebrating him.2013 December 25, Gao Wenqian, “China Must Purge Mao's Ghost”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2013, Opinion
- The Industry Foundation of the Chinese city of Xiangtan, in the southern province of Hunan, Geely-backed GLy Capital and South Korea's Mirae Asset also participated in the capital raise, according to the statement.2022 October 26, Roxanne Liu, Kane Wu, “Chinese automaker Geely's new energy brand Farizon raises over $300 mln”, in Bernadette Baum, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2010, Autos...
Forms of Xiangtan
| alternative form | Hsiangtan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hsiang-t'an |
| alternative form | Siangtan |
Origin of Xiangtan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘潭 (Xiāngtán, literally “[place of the] Xiang River eddy”).
Questions about Xiangtan
- What does Xiangtan mean?
- Xiangtan means a prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
- What part of speech is Xiangtan?
- Xiangtan is a proper noun.
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