Guinan

Gui·nan
G2U1I1N1A1N1

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

Guinan1

proper nounGuinan (plural Guinans)

plural Guinans

Guinan2

proper noun
  1. A county of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.
    1 more example

    Western China’s biggest pumped storage power station officially started construction on Sunday, adding a critical piece of infrastructure that could significantly boost renewable energy production in the Gobi desert and Tibetan plateau, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).[…] It will be located in Guinan county in the east of Qinghai and will use the Laxiwa reservoir on the Yellow River as its lower reservoir.

    2023 August 10, Victoria Bela, “China breaks ground on major project that could boost renewable energy production in Gobi desert”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023, Science

Origin

  1. Mandarin貴南 /贵南
  2. EnglishGuinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴南 /贵南.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 貴南 /贵南
  • 貴南 /贵南county
Chinese Mandarin 貴南 /贵南
  • 貴南 /贵南county

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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