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Yanchang

Syllables: Yan·chang

Yanchang proper noun: a county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Yanchang

  1. A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.
    • Subsequently our army completed the Long March from south Shensi to north Shensi and reached Yungping in Yenchang County on 18 September 1935 to join forces with the 26th and 27th Red armies.[1978 September 29 [1978 August 1], Cheng Tzu-hua [4453 1311 5478] [程子華], “Take Up Arms in a Struggle for the Party”, in Translations from Red Flag, number 8, United States Joint Publications...
    • A natural gas well operated by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group has been burning for nearly a week since drilling in the well caused gas to leak out and explode,[…]
    • The accident took place late in the night on July 23 as workers drilled a gas well 2,750 meters under the ground in Yanchang County, said the official.2010 July 29, Chen Aizhu, “North China gas well fire burning for nearly week: Xinhua”, in Ken Wills, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 May 2021, World News

Origin of Yanchang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延長 /延长 (Yáncháng).

Questions about Yanchang

What does Yanchang mean?
Yanchang means a county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.
What part of speech is Yanchang?
Yanchang is a proper noun.

Words near Yanchang in the dictionary

  1. yance
  2. Yancey
  3. Yancey County
  4. Yanceys
  5. Yanceyville
  6. Yanchang
  7. Yanchao
  8. Yancheng
  9. Yanchi
  10. Yanco
  11. yancopin

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