Gansu

Gan·su
G2A1N1S1U1

proper noun

A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Kansu · alternative obsolete Kansuh · alternative obsolete Kan-suh · alternative Kan-su

  1. A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.

    This is Lanzhou, the old Silk Road outpost that has matured into a metropolis of almost 4 million as the capital of Gansu province in China’s still-poor northwest. And as your lungs can attest, it is one of the most polluted cities in the country.

    2015 October 16, Matt O'Brien, “This is where China’s future will be decided.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2015, Wonkblog
    1 more example

    A towering wall of sand rushed over factories and apartment blocks in northwestern China's Gansu province as seasonal sandstorms barrelled across the country, causing air pollution and traffic accidents. Aerial images as it struck showed an apocalyptic scene as a billowing cloud of yellow dust smothered Gansu's Linze county on Sunday.

    2021 April 27, “Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town”, in France 24, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021

Origin

  1. Mandarin甘肅 /甘肃
  2. EnglishGansu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甘肅 /甘肃 (Gānsù).

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Translations

Arabic قَانْسُو, غَانْسُو
  • قَانْسُو (qansū)province of China
  • غَانْسُو (ḡansū)province of China
Chinese Cantonese 甘肅 /甘肃
  • 甘肅 /甘肃 (gam¹ suk¹)province of China
Chinese Mandarin 甘肅 /甘肃
  • 甘肅 /甘肃 (Gānsù)province of China
Czech Kan-su
  • Kan-suprovince of China
Esperanto Gansuo
  • Gansuoprovince of China
Finnish Gansu
  • Gansuprovince of China
Greek Κανσού
  • Κανσού (Kansoú)province of China
Hindi गांसू
  • गांसू (gānsū)province of China
Hungarian Kanszu
  • Kanszuprovince of China
Indonesian Gansu
  • Gansuprovince of China
Japanese 甘粛
  • 甘粛 (Kanshuku)province of China
Korean 간쑤, 감숙
  • 간쑤 (Ganssu)province of China
  • 감숙 (gamsuk)province of China
Polish Gansu
  • Gansuprovince of China
Russian Ганьсу́
  • Ганьсу́ (Ganʹsú)province of China
Swedish Gansu
  • Gansuprovince of China
Thai กานซู่, กังซก
  • กานซู่province of China
  • กังซกprovince of China
Vietnamese Cam Túc
  • Cam Túcprovince of China

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Gansu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gansu

MLA

“Gansu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gansu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gansu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gansu.

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