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 yunnan

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 BEAST
Take a look at these farm houses which I saw under construction in remote areas of Yunnan province China.

What's Better: Cell Phones or Indoor Toilets? |Megan McArdle |January 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It is also located in the Yunnan province, one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the country.

Fresh Picks |Nina Simonds |April 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Chinese Government, projects of railways in Yunnan, 29;said to encourage lamaism in Mongolia, 282.

A Wayfarer in China |Elizabeth Kendall

As for the Yunnan affair, the settlement of it gravitated to the form which had been universally condemned.

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2) |Alexander Michie
But I think you can trust the Yunnan pony anywhere he is willing to go, and mine did not hesitate.

A Wayfarer in China |Elizabeth Kendall
A pleasant walk across the busy plain brought us to Yunnan Yeh, where we passed the night.

An Australian in China |George Ernest Morrison
The silver of Yunnan is of the same standard as the silver of Shanghai, namely 98 per cent.

An Australian in China |George Ernest Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for yunnan

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)

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Ynnan

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