Kunming
[ koo n-ming ]
/ ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ /
noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
a city in and the capital of Yunnan province, in S China: an important transshipment point on the Burma Road in World War II.
Formerly
Yunnan.
Definition for kunming (2 of 2)
Yunnan
[ yoo-nan, -nahn; Chinese yyn-nahn ]
/ yʊˈnæn, -ˈnɑn; Chinese ˈyünˈnɑn /
noun Pinyin.
a province in S China. 168,417 sq. mi. (436,200 sq. km). Capital: Kunming.
former name of Kunming.
Also
Wade-Giles,
Yün·nan.
Example sentences from the Web for kunming
A day later, Naw Kham was executed in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province in China.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord |Brendon Hong |April 17, 2014 |DAILY BEASTTwo days after Kunming, this possibility seems more remote than ever.
In a country where violent incidents have become more common, the Kunming attack was nevertheless a major shock.
British Dictionary definitions for kunming (1 of 2)
Kunming
K'un-ming
/ (ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ) /
noun
a city in SW China, capital of Yunnan province, near Lake Tien: important during World War II as a Chinese military centre, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road; Yunnan University (1934). Pop: 1 748 000 (2005 est)
British Dictionary definitions for kunming (2 of 2)
Yunnan
Ynnan
/ (juːˈnæn) /
noun
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 (18 000 ft); large deposits of tin, lead, zinc, and coal. Capital: Kunming. Pop: 43 760 000 (2003 est). Area: 436 200 sq km (168 400 sq miles)