English Explanatory Dictionary

Henan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of China. Capital: Zhengzhou.
  2. A Mongol autonomous county in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Huangnan prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. Official name: Henan Mongol Autonomous County.
  3. An island and former district, now part of Haizhu District south of the old urban core of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Pronunciation

/həˈnɑːn/ /həˈnæn/ en-us-Henan.ogg hŭʹnänʹ

Word forms

Henan He'nan Honan Ho-nan

Etymology

From various romanizations of the Chinese 河南 (Hénán, literally “[land] south of the river (referring to the Yellow River)”).

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