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Hainan

American

[hahy-nahn] / ˈhaɪˈnɑn /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles. an island in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Hainan Strait: a part of Guangdong province. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,200 sq. km).

Hainan British

/ taʊ, ˈhaɪˈnæn /

noun

an island and province in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland of S China by the Hainan Strait : part of Guangdong province until 1988; mainland China's largest offshore island. Pop: 8 110 000 (2003 est). Area: 33 572 sq km (12 962 sq miles)

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Building another in an area close to the big Chinese military bases on Hainan seems superfluous.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

In February its space agency conducted a successful in-flight abort test from Hainan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Read on: Hainan had one job for years: capturing domestic luxury-goods spending.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

If Hainan pulls that off, it will matter far beyond luxury retail.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

At the same time set the extremity of Hainan which bore NW by N to N. Past three Chinese vessels steering NNE.

From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph

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