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An⋅yang

[ahn-yahng]
–noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
a city in N Henan province, in E China: site of the ancient city of Yin, the center of the Shang dynasty, dated c1350–1027 b.c. 225,000.
Also, An-yang.
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An·yang   (än'yäng')   
  1. A city of eastern China north-northeast of Zhengzhou. It was a capital of the Shang dynasty and one of the earliest centers of Chinese civilization. Population: 561,000.

  2. A city of northwest South Korea, a suburb of Seoul. Population: 612,000.

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