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Meaning of "Hunan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNAN

Hunan  [ˈhuːˈnæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUNAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hunan

Hunan

Hunan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the south-central part of the country to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Hunan is sometimes called and officially abbreviated as "湘" for short, after the Xiang River which runs through the province. Hunan borders Hubei in the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong to the southeast, Guangxi to the southwest, Guizhou to the west, and Chongqing to the northwest. The capital is Changsha.

Definition of Hunan in the English dictionary

The definition of Hunan in the dictionary is a province of S China, between the Yangtze River and the Nan Ling Mountains: drained chiefly by the Xiang and Yüan Rivers; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Changsha. Pop: 66 630 000. Area: 210 500 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNAN


anan
əˈnæn
Annan
ˈænæn
Chinan
ˈtʃiːˈnæn
Hainan
ˈhaɪˈnæn
Henan
ˈhʌˈnæn
honan
ˈhəʊˈnæn
Huainan
ˈhwaɪˈnæn
Jinan
ˈdʒiːˈnæn
mannan
ˈmænæn
nan
næn
Tainan
ˈtaɪˈnæn
Tsinan
ˈtsiːˈnæn
Yunnan
juːˈnæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNAN

Humvee
Hun
hunch
hunchback
hunchbacked
hunched
hundred
hundred days
Hundred Years´ War
hundred-percenter
hundred-percentism
hundred-year-old
hundreder
hundredfold
hundreds
hundreds and thousands
hundredth
hundredweight
hung
Hung Hsiu-ch´uan

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNAN

Brennan
Buchanan
carageenan
carrageenan
carragheenan
Clackmannan
Dinan
French Guianan
Grand Manan
Guianan
Guyanan
lignan
Montanan
Perpignan
Renan
Yanan
Yenan

Synonyms and antonyms of Hunan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hunan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNAN

Find out the translation of Hunan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hunan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hunan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

湖南
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hunan
570 millions of speakers

English

Hunan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुनान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هونان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хунань
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hunan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুনান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hunan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hunan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

湖南省
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호남
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hồ Nam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹுனான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुनान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hunan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hunan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hunan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хунань
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hunan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χουνάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hunan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hunan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hunan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hunan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNAN»

The term «Hunan» is very widely used and occupies the 12.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Hunan
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hunan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hunan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hunan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNAN»

Discover the use of Hunan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hunan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes from Hunan Province
Representing the finest in cuisine from the Hunan Province of China, introduces a series of recipes--including numbing-and-hot chicken, Chairman Mao's red-braised pork, and a variety of vegetable stir-fries--along with culinary history, ...
‎2007
2
Exhausting the Earth: State and Peasant in Hunan, 1500-1850
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 1 side ad gangen
Peter C. Perdue, 1987
3
Recollections of West Hunan
My friends from the north andImanaged toboard a British linergoing to Wuhan. Beijing University, Qinghua University andNankai University decided to set up a temporary union university in Hunan, and the teachers from those institutionswent ...
Shen Congwen, 2014
4
The Chinese Recorder Index: A Guide to Christian Missions in ...
Hs1angya Medical College, Changsha, Hunan and Kweiyang, Kweichow— see also Hunan-Yale Medical College 72:517. Hs1ehch1n Middle School, Shanghai, K1angsu — 69:195. Hsiehho Girls' College, Peking, Hopeh— 72: 565.
Kathleen L. Lodwick, 1986
5
Cincinnati Magazine
House of Hunan restaurant has completed its third year of successfully serving in Greater Cincinnati. Presenting Cincinnati with its gourmet Mandarin dishes, House of Hunan is also the first Chinese restaurant specializing in Hunan spicy ...
6
An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
Selection, or a selecting, s. Etholiad o fysg eraill, dewisiad. Self, or self-same. See Identic. Self, [used with the Pronouns] Hun, hunan. Myself, Fy linn neu hunan . / myself, Mi (myfi) fy hun neu hunan. — By myself [alone] Wrtbyf fy hun (hunan,) fy ...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
7
Christianity in China: A Scholars' Guide to Resources in the ...
PAMPHLETS: Printed list of Biola missionaries, including those in China, 1939; Manual of the Hunan Bible Institute, China Department of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, n.d. MEMORABILIA: Clipping from Evening Outlook, Santa Monica,  ...
Xiaoxin Wu, 2009
8
Provincial Patriots: The Hunanese and Modern China
On January 13, 1903, he published "An Open Letter to the Hunan Gentry" in the third issue of Translations from Students Abroad to provide an image of Hunan's future. The letter was premised on the shared belief, forged in Hunan through the  ...
Stephen R. Platt, 2007
9
Red Genesis: The Hunan First Normal School and the Creation ...
The Hunan First Normal School and the Creation of Chinese Communism, 1903- 1921 Liyan Liu. 50. Hunan xianzhi. 51. Tang Caichang was reunited with Liang Qichao in Japan in 1898. Liang established Great Harmony High School ...
Liyan Liu, 2012
10
Biographical Dictionary of Republican China
In fact, however, Hunan was the sole province to enact or implement its own constitution. Chao Heng-t'i's original interest in the federal government movement had been essentially practical, since he hoped that it would strengthen his position ...
Howard L. Boorman, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hunan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alleged child trafficker stripped and assaulted in Hunan streets …
A woman believed to be a child trafficker was beaten up and stripped this past Sunday in the streets of Hunan. child-trafficker-assaulted-2.jpg. «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
2
Home Entertainment Alliance with Alibaba and Hunan TV - Variety
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, leading commercial broadcaster Hunan TV and film and TV producer DMG (“Iron Man 3”) have partnered ... «Variety, Jul 15»
3
BRIEF-Hunan Jingfeng Pharma terminates acquisition plan
July 15 Hunan Jingfeng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. * Says terminates acquisition plan, shares to resume trade on July 16. Source text in Chinese: ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Ex-Hunan political adviser admits 13.6m yuan graft
Yang Baohua, former vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
5
Former senior political advisor on trial for corruption
It is alleged that Yang Baohua, former vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
6
Alibaba plans triple-play offer with Hunan Satellite TV, DMG
E-commerce giant Alibaba has unveiled plans to collaborate with DMG Entertainment and Hunan Satellite Television to deliver films, TV and ... «Rapid tv news, Jul 15»
7
[Pb Battery]Investigations on Scrap Lead-acid Batteries Conducted …
9 (SMM) – Inspections on scrap lead -acid batteries were made July 6 in Xiangtan City, Hunan, feijiu.net reported. Two auto repair shops and ... «Metal.com News, Jul 15»
8
BRIEF-Hunan Investment's chairman resigns due to change in job role
July 7 Hunan Investment Group Co Ltd. * Says chairman Zhang Yuxi resigns due to change in job role. Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/1CmviaS. «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
13 Lead-related Enterprises Shut down on Environmental Protection …
8 (SMM) – 13 lead -related enterprises were closed down recently due to environmental protection inspection in Luxi County, Hunan, ... «Metal.com News, Jul 15»
10
BRIEF-Hunan Er-Kang Pharma to halt share trade from July 7 …
BRIEF-Hunan Er-Kang Pharma to halt share trade from July 7 pending announcement. July 6. July 6 Hunan Er-kang Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. «Reuters, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hunan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hunan>. Apr 2024 ».
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