English Explanatory Dictionary

Hunan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.

Pronunciation

/huːˈnɑːn/ /huːˈnæn/ ho͞oʹnänʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hunan.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hunan2.wav

Word forms

Hunan Hu'nan Hu-nan Hu Nan Hoonan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 湖南 (Húnán) Wade-Giles romanization: Hu²-nan², literally “south of the lake”, referring to Lake Dongting. Doublet of Honam.

Derived words

Hunan hand syndrome
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