Yueyang
Syllables: Yue·yang
Yueyang proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.
Proper noun
Yueyang
- A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.
- Japanese troops were pulled to Yuehyang, at the junction of the Hsiang and Yangtze rivers, from Hunan, Honan, and Hupeh provinces.[1982, Roy M. Stanley II, “The Land War in China”, in Prelude to Pearl Harbor, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 128, column 1
- In his capacity as Thief-punishing General, after the grand birthday celebrations in Hankow, he transferred his headquarters to Yüeh-yang.[1999, Chiang Kuei, translated by Timothy A. Ross, A Translation of the Chinese Novel Chung-yang (Rival Suns) by Chiang Kuei (1908-1980), Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 342
- A county of Yueyang City, Hunan, China.
- In Yueyang county, Hunan, some 22,000 people lost their homes during the building of Tieshan Reservoir.2011, Frank Dikötter, Mao's Great Famine, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 170
Synonyms of Yueyang
Forms of Yueyang
| alternative form | Yueh-yang |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | Yoyang |
Origin of Yueyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 岳陽 /岳阳 (Yuèyáng).
Questions about Yueyang
- What does Yueyang mean?
- Yueyang means a prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.
- What part of speech is Yueyang?
- Yueyang is a proper noun.
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