Meanings
alternative Lu-an · alternative Luan
- A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
Close to Hefei is this tiny city called Lu'an, but after that? Nothing.
2015, Mary Peart, Her Asian Billionaire, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2245 more examples
Chen Shaoyu was born on 9 April 1904 into a landlord family of Lu'an (Anhui).
2000, Thomas Kampen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and the Evolution of the Chinese Communist Leadership, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 19In March of 2000, Lu'an City was put under the direct administration of Anhui Provincial Government.
2008, State of the World's Cities 2008/2009: Harmonious Cities, Earthscan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39We recently investigated fields planted with F. anhuiensis in Lu'an city and Huaibei city of Anhui Province and found that the leaves of most plants exhibited mottle and mosaic symptoms, which are typical of potyvirus infection. These symptoms were thought to be caused by a virus similar to TFMV.
2012 March 15, Wei Chuanbao, Wu Qiyao, Yang Yu, Liu Chunyun, “Prokaryotic expression of a Thunberg fritillary mosaic virus CP gene and antiserum preparation”, in Canadian Journal of Plant Science, volume 92, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLCShe worked in the foreign trade sector in Lu'an, Anhui for five years before engaging in legal translation for six years with both Chinese and international law firms in Beijing.
2013, Josh Stenberg, Irina's Hat: New Short Stories from China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 345Since February 11, Chongqing has welcomed the most returnees home. The most traveled route is from Shanghai to Lu'an in Anhui Province (a 550-kilometer journey).
2015 February 18, “What does the biggest human migration on earth look like on a map?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2015
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Mandarin六安
- EnglishLu'an
From Mandarin 六安 (Lù'ān).
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Chinese Mandarin 六安
- 六安 (Lù'ān)prefecture-level city
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Lu'an. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lu'an
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