[sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn; Chin. sœ-chwahn] 
| a province in S central China. 67,960,000; 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu. |
| Si·chuan also Sze·chwan or Sze·chuan (sěch'wän') A province of south-central China. Settled by non-Chinese peoples including Tibetans, the Miao, and the Hui, it was incorporated into the empire (c. third century A.D.) by the Qin dynasty. Chengdu is the capital. Population: 82,300,000. |
| Sze·chuan (sěch'wän') See Sichuan. |
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