Sichuan
a province in southern central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- Also Sze·chwan, Sze·chuan [sech-wahn, sech-oo-ahn; Chinese suh-chwahn] /ˈsɛtʃˈwɑn, ˈsɛtʃ uˌɑn; Chinese ˈsʌˈtʃwɑn/ .
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How to use Sichuan in a sentence
The present province of Szechwan, in the west, had belonged to Fu Chien's empire.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardMeanwhile the governors of Szechwan in the west and Chekiang in the south-east made themselves independent.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardSince then there had been two main centres of production, Szechwan and south-eastern China.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardMonopoly progressed most rapidly in Szechwan, where there had always been a numerous commercial community.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardSome provincial capitals, especially in Szechwan, exhibited a similar pattern of circles.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram Eberhard
British Dictionary definitions for Sichuan
Szechuan or Szechwan
/ (ˈsɪtʃwɑːn) /
a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)
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