Hunan
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /huːˈnɑːn/, /huːˈnæn/
Proper noun
  1. A province of the People's Republic of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting.
    • On the day after the feast of Pentecost (May 31, 1784) the three boats left Chao-ch'ing and without any mishap passed all the customs stations in Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Hunan.
      Ch'i-chi, whose family name was Hu, was born in the Ch'ang-sha area of Hunan.
Translations
  • Russian: Хуна́нь



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