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Ya'an

Syllables: Ya·an/ˈjɑˌɑn/

Ya'an proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.

Proper noun

Ya'an

  1. A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
    • Ya'an is a refreshing mixture of Han Chinese tradition and modern Chinese peasant culture, with a dash of Tibetan influence.[...]Near Ya'an a monument once marked the traditional border between China and Tibet. This was an important trading post where Tibetans would exchange furs for guns and...
    • The weather in Ya'an is relatively mild, but be prepared for an occasional snowstorm during the winter.1988, K. Mark Stevens, George E. Wehrfritz, edited by Paddy Booz, Southwest China: Off the Beaten Track, Passport Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 230

Forms of Ya'an

alternative formYa-an
alternative formYaan

Origin of Ya'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雅安 (Yǎ'ān).

Questions about Ya'an

What does Ya'an mean?
Ya'an means a prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
What part of speech is Ya'an?
Ya'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ya'an?
Ya'an is pronounced /ˈjɑˌɑn/.

Words near Ya'an in the dictionary

  1. ya boo
  2. ya boo sucks
  3. ya boy
  4. ya girl
  5. ya'
  6. Ya'an
  7. ya'll
  8. Ya-an
  9. ya-boo
  10. Ya-lu
  11. Ya-Sin

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