Lanzhou

[ lahn-joh ]
/ ˈlɑnˈdʒoʊ /

noun Pinyin.

a city in and the capital of Gansu province, in N China, on the Huang He.
Also Older Spellings Lan·chow, Lan·chou.

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British Dictionary definitions for lanchow (1 of 2)

Lanchow

Lan-chou

/ (ˈlænˈtʃaʊ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Lanzhou

British Dictionary definitions for lanchow (2 of 2)

Lanzhou

Lanchow or Lan-chou

/ (ˈlænˈdʒəʊ) /

noun

a city in N China, capital of Gansu province, on the Yellow River: situated on the main route between China and the West. Pop.: 1 788 000 (2005 est)