Hu-nan

A form of Hunan — A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hunan.

    Wu-ch'ang is not merely the capital of Hu-peh and residence of the governor, but also the seat of the viceroy of Hu-peh and Hu-nan.

    1903, Frederick Howard Taylor, These Forty Years: A Short History of the China Inland Mission, Pepper Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 182
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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