Wanxian

[ wahn-shyahn ]

nounPinyin.
  1. a city in eastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang.

  • Also (Wade-Giles) Wan·hsien [wahn-shyen] /ˈwɑnˈʃyɛn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Wanxian

Wanxian

Wanhsien or Wan-Hsien

/ (ˈwænˈʃjɛn) /


noun
  1. an inland port in central China, in E Sichuan province, on the Yangtze River. Pop: 1 963 000 (2005 est)

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