Chengdu

[ chœng-dy ]
/ ˈtʃœŋˈdü /

noun Pinyin.

a city in and the capital of Sichuan province, in central China.
Also Older Spelling, Cheng·tu.

Definition for chengdu (2 of 2)

Sichuan
[ sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn; Chinese sœ-chwahn ]
/ ˈsɪtʃˈwɑn, ˈsɪtʃ uˌɑn; Chinese ˈsœˈtʃwɑn /

noun Pinyin.

a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
Also Szechwan, Szechuan.

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British Dictionary definitions for chengdu (1 of 2)

Chengdu

Chengtu or Ch'eng-tu

/ (ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː) /

noun

a city in S central China, capital of Sichuan province. Pop: 3 478 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for chengdu (2 of 2)

Sichuan

Szechuan or Szechwan

/ (ˈsɪtʃwɑːn) /

noun

a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)