Long'an

Long·an
/ˈlɔŋˌɑn//-æn/

proper noun

A county of Nanning, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

OriginMandarin 隆安 →
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Meanings

Long'an1

proper noun
  1. A county of Nanning, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

    The crash happened at 10am when the bus, apparently swerving to avoid a cyclist, plunged down a cliff in Pingshan village, Long'an county, about 70km west of Nanning. It was on its way to the De Tian Waterfall on the China-Vietnam border.

    2002 February 15, “Mainland to complete crash probe in three weeks”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2021

Long'an2

proper noun
  1. A district of Anyang, Henan, China.

    The third clip, which runs from 1:25 to 1:38, shows an aerial view of firefighters draining floodwaters on a main road in Anyang’s Long’an district on Thursday afternoon, the fire department said.

    2021 July 22, “Henan Firefighters Rescue Residents From 'Record' Flooding in Anyang, China”, in Yahoo!, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2023
    1 more example

    The parities and litter sizes of 204 litters of piglets from 2012 to 2014 in Nongjiabao Pig Farm in Long'an District of Anyang city were investigated to study the reproductive performance of LandracexYorkshire sow according to the parities and hybridization seasons.

    Swine Production

    2014, Wenshuai (李文帅) Li, 郭吉利 [Guo Jili], “胎次和配种季节对长大二元母猪繁殖性能的影响 [Influence of Different Parities and Mating Seasons on the Reproductive Performance of LandracexYorkshire Sow]”, in 养猪 [Swine Production], number 4, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 May 2022, page 44

Origin

Long'an · proper noun

  1. Mandarin隆安
  2. EnglishLong'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 隆安 (Lóng'ān).

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Long'an · proper noun

  1. Mandarin龍安 /龙安
  2. EnglishLong'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍安 /龙安 (Lóng'ān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 隆安, 龍安 /龙安
  • 隆安county
  • 龍安 /龙安district
Chinese Mandarin 隆安, 龍安 /龙安
  • 隆安 (Lóng'ān)county
  • 龍安 /龙安 (Lóng'ān)district
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Long'an. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long'an

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

Chicago

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

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