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Changsha

American  
[chahng-shah] / ˈtʃɑŋˈʃɑ /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a city in and the capital of Hunan province, in SE China.


Changsha British  
/ ˈtʃæŋˈʃɑː /

noun

  1. a port in SE China, capital of Hunan province, on the Xiang River. Pop: 2 051 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She managed to save up about $4,200 before she took an even more extreme step: quitting her job and moving back in with her parents in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

"Dramatic temperature changes in recent years have affected human health and caused widespread concern," said study author Quan Cheng, PhD, of Xiangya Hospital Central South University in Changsha, China.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

The package was declared as coming from Changsha, China, but had a “third party” return address on it in California.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Ma's office said that he would visit China from March 27 to April 7 and go to the cities of Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing and Shanghai.

From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2023

We went to many different cities—back to Kweilin, to Changsha, as far south as Kunming.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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