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Anshan

American  
[ahn-shahn] / ˈɑnˈʃɑn /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a city in E Liaoning province, in NE China.


Anshan British  
/ ˌænˈʃæn /

noun

  1. a city in NE China, in Liaoning province. Pop: 1 459 000 (2005 est)

  2. an ancient city and region in Persia, associated with Elam

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Ms. Sun, who has no family ties to the party’s revolutionary founders, started as a worker at a factory that made watches in the northeastern city of Anshan.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Parts of Zhengzhou, an iPhone manufacturing hub, and the steel city of Anshan were still in lockdown on Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

The Ansteel logo is seen at its headquarters in Anshan, Liaoning province, China November 28, 2018.

From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2021

Anshan and Gindalbie's Karara mine is the first of at least eight iron ore projects planned for the state's Mid West grain belt in the next decade.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 10, 2011

Anshan is a district of Elam or Susiana, the exact position of which is still subject to much discussion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various