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Youyang

Syllables: You·yang

Youyang proper noun: a Tujia and Miao autonomous county in Chongqing, China.

Proper noun (1)

Youyang

  1. A Tujia and Miao autonomous county in Chongqing, China.
    • The agency said the tree, which is 1,344 metres in diameter, is believed to be about 75 years old, according to the Chinese Academy of Forestry Science. It was found in Youyang county, Sichuan (Szechwan) province.1979 February, “Biggest Tree in China”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVIII, number 2, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 52
    • Travelling recently in southern, rural Chongqing, I was struck by the sense that something in the atmosphere was different from elsewhere in the mainland. Youyang county is a Tu ethnic area, and even though the Tu look different from Han Chinese - they are darker, with longer noses and...2004 June 28, “Rare women”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2023

Proper noun (2)

Youyang

  1. A town in Xianyou, Putian, Fujian, China.

Forms of Youyang

alternative formYuyang

Origin of Youyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 酉陽 /酉阳 (Yǒuyáng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 游洋 (Yóuyáng).

Questions about Youyang

What does Youyang mean?
Youyang means a Tujia and Miao autonomous county in Chongqing, China.
What part of speech is Youyang?
Youyang is a proper noun.

Words near Youyang in the dictionary

  1. YouTubians
  2. YouTubing
  3. YouTubular
  4. youuns
  5. youve
  6. Youyang
  7. Youyu
  8. youz
  9. youze
  10. youzh
  11. youzhe

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