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Gansu

American

[gahn-sy] / ˈgɑnˈsü /

(Wade-Giles) Kansu

noun

Pinyin.

a province in northern central China. 137,104 sq. mi. (355,099 sq. km). Lanzhou.

Gansu British

/ ˈɡænˈsuː /

noun

a province of NW China, between Tibet and Inner Mongolia: mountainous, with desert regions; forms a corridor, the Old Silk Road, much used in early and medieval times for trade with Turkestan, India, and Persia. Capital: Lanzhou. Pop: 26 030 000 (2003 est). Area: 366 500 sq km (141 500 sq miles)

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