Changsha

[ chahng-shah ]
/ ˈtʃɑŋˈʃɑ /

noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

a city in and the capital of Hunan province, in SE China.

Definition for changsha (2 of 2)

Hunan
[ hoo-nahn ]
/ ˈhuˈnɑn /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Capital: Changsha.
Also Hu·nam [hoo-nahm] /ˈhuˈnɑm/. Chinese Cookery. a style of cooking from this province, characterized especially by the use of hot peppers.

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British Dictionary definitions for changsha (1 of 2)

Changsha

Ch'ang-sha

/ (ˈtʃæŋˈʃɑː) /

noun

a port in SE China, capital of Hunan province, on the Xiang River. Pop: 2 051 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for changsha (2 of 2)

Hunan
/ (ˈhuːˈnæn) /

noun

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 (2003 est). Area: 210 500 sq km (82 095 sq miles)