Yanan

[ yah-nahn ]
nounPinyin.

  1. a city in northern Shaanxi province, in north-central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47.

  • Formerly (Wade-Giles) Fu·shih [Chinese foo-shœ] /Chinese ˈfuˈʃœ/ .
  • Also Yan'·an, (Wade-Giles) Yen·an [Chinese yen-ahn] /Chinese ˈyɛnˈɑn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Yanan

Yanan

Yenan

/ (ˈjænˈæn) /

noun

  1. a city in NE China, in N Shaanxi province: political and military capital of the Chinese Communists (1935–49). Pop: 343 000 (2005 est): Also called: Fushih

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