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Meaning of "Yunnan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YUNNAN

Yunnan  [juːˈnæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YUNNAN

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yunnan 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 YUNNAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yunnan

Yunnan

Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country. It spans approximately 394,000 square kilometres and has a population of 45.7 million. The capital of the province is Kunming, formerly also known as Yunnan. The province borders Vietnam, Laos and Burma. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as 3,000 metres. Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17,000 or more. Yunnan's reserves of aluminium, lead, zinc and tin are the largest in China, and there are also major reserves of copper and nickel. The Han Empire first recorded diplomatic relations with the province at the end of the 2nd century BC. It became the seat of a Tibeto-Burman-speaking kingdom of Nanzhao in the 8th century AD. Nanzhao was multi-ethnic, but the elite most likely spoke a northern dialect of Yi.

Definition of Yunnan in the English dictionary

The definition of Yunnan in the dictionary is a province of SW China: consists mainly of a plateau broken in the southeast by the Red and Black Rivers, with mountains in the west, rising over 5500 m ; large deposits of tin, lead, zinc, and coal. Capital: Kunming. Pop: 43 760 000. Area: 436 200 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YUNNAN


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YUNNAN

Yuletide
yum
yum-yum
Yuman
yumberry
yummier
yummiest
yumminess
yummo
yummy
yummy mummy
yump
yumpie
Yung-lo
yup
Yupik

WORDS THAT END LIKE YUNNAN

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

Synonyms and antonyms of Yunnan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Yunnan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YUNNAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

云南
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Yunnan
570 millions of speakers

English

Yunnan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युन्नान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يونان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Юньнань
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Yunnan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউনান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Yunnan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yunnan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Yunnan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雲南
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운남
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yunnan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vân Nam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யுனான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युन्नान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yunnan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Yunnan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Yunnan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Юньнань
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Yunnan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γιουνάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Yunnan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Yunnan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Yunnan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Yunnan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YUNNAN»

The term «Yunnan» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.983 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YUNNAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Yunnan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Yunnan» 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 Yunnan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YUNNAN»

Discover the use of Yunnan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Yunnan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan ...
C. Patterson Giersch provides a groundbreaking challenge to the China-centered narrative of the Qing conquest through comparative frontier history and a pioneering use of indigenous sources.
Charles Patterson Giersch, 2006
2
South of the Clouds: Tales from Yunnan
"The fifty-four tales included here represent all twenty-five of Yunnan Province's official designated ethnic minorities.
Lucien Miller, 1994
3
China, Yunnan Province
Yunnan as long as 3,000-4,000 years ago. The Han historian, Sima Qian, makes the first mention of Yunnan in an account of the first Chinese invasion of Dian in 339bc. During the Warring States Period (453-22 Ibc) China, concerned for the ...
Stephen Mansfield, 2007
4
Visual voices, 100 photographs of village China by the women ...
并列题名:Visual voices 100 photographs of village China by the women of Yunnan Province.
Kunyi Wu, 云南省妇女联合会, Western Consortium for Public Health, 1995
5
Between winds and clouds: the making of Yunnan (second ...
Columbia University Press and the American Historical Association (AHA) present Gutenberg, a collection of award-winning monographs written for specialized fields of research.
Bin Yang, 2009
6
Emerging Forest Associations in Yunnan, China: Implications ...
SMFE associations in Kunming and Baoshan There are currently more than 6,000 registered industry associations in Yunnan Province. However, as the separation of government and business remains incomplete in Yunnan, government ...
Horst Weyerhaeuser, Shao Wen, Fredrich Kahrl, 2006
7
Across Yunnan: A Journey of Surprises
ACROSS YUNNAN PART I BETWEEN TWO CAPITALS From May 2— June 12 J JAVING found the province of Yunnan and the journey thither very different from my expectations, notwithstanding that I had read almost everything written on the  ...
Archibald John Little, Alicia Little, 2010
8
Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management
China The province of Yunnan is the main focus for Indigenous ecotourism in China based on ethnic minorities and hilltribes found in this mountainous region next to Myanmar (Burma) and Vietnam. There are 56 ethnic or minority groups ...
Heather Zeppel, 2006
9
The British and China Railway, from Rangoon ... to the ...
... between Northern-Burmah and those two principal western cities of China, Thali-foo and Yunnan-foo, in the Yunnan province: a trade which, if we allow for the disadvantages of the comparatively little capital invested in it by the Chinese and ...
Richard SPRYE, 1858
10
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
The discovery of a section of the Great Wall, a monolithic creation during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.) and a symbol of national unity, in Yunnan in the late 1990s does not alter the fact that the early history ofYunnan was made up largely  ...
Keat Gin Ooi, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YUNNAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Yunnan is used in the context of the following news items.
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China to stage live-fire drill in Yunnan
KUNMING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will start a live-ammunition drill on Tuesday in southwestern Yunnan Province, close ... «Xinhua, May 15»
2
Shells fired from Myanmar injure five civilians in China's Yunnan
Five Chinese villagers were injured, two of them critically, after two artillery shells fired from Myanmar landed in their village in Yunnan province on Thursday ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
3
10 suspects arrested for hunting, skinning panda in Yunnan
Following horrific stories of dog-slaughtering rings and animal trafficking in recent months, it appears as though China's most prized creature, the giant panda, ... «Shanghaiist, May 15»
4
Myanmar apologises for bombs that killed five in China's Yunnan
China was infuriated by the deaths in Yunnan province and warned of a ... over their region in a conflict that pushed tens of thousands of refugees into Yunnan. «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
5
China, Myanmar investigate deadly bombing in Yunnan: FM
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China and a Myanmar working group arriving at the China-Myanmar border on Sunday are investigating a bombing that killed ... «Xinhua, Mar 15»
6
Myanmar Bombings in Yunnan Killed 4 Chinese
Chinese media, including Xinhua, CCTV, and People's Daily, have confirmed that four Chinese citizens have been killed as a result of a misjudged bombing run ... «The Diplomat, Mar 15»
7
Myanmar Government Bombs Fall in China's Yunnan, Sparking …
On March 8, a civilian home in Yunnan was hit by shelling from across the border in the rugged and remote Kokang region in Myanmar's northeastern Shan ... «Radio Free Asia, Mar 15»
8
Yunnan denies hosting Myanmar rebel leader
The government of the southwestern province of Yunnan has not played host to an ethnic Chinese Myanmar rebel leader and does not support him in fighting ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»
9
Prince William poses with elephants while others perform for tourists …
Prince William spent his last day in China at the Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, a visit that was meant to shine some light onto ... «Shanghaiist, Mar 15»
10
Food and medicine given to Myanmar refugees in Yunnan
China has provided food and medical services to Myanmar refugees that fled to Yunnan province, following armed conflicts in the Kokang region in Myanmar's ... «WantChinaTimes, Feb 15»

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