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Chillán

American  
[chee-yahn] / tʃiˈjɑn /

noun

  1. a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.


Chillán British  
/ tʃiˈʎan /

noun

  1. a city in central Chile. Pop: 149 000 (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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He said he plans to travel to his family’s central Chilean town of Chillán.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2024

Ms. Riffo, a cashier at a sushi restaurant in the city of Chillán, had heard nothing about the faulty pills.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2021

Chillán is one of the most active commercial cities of central Chile, and is surrounded by a rich agricultural and grazing country.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

After a repose of about two centuries the Nevado de Chillán broke out in eruption early in 1861 and caused great destruction.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

The hot sulphur springs of Chillán, which were discovered in 1795, are about 45 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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