Honan

[ hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn ]

/ ˈhoʊˈnæn; Chinese ˈhœˈnɑn /

noun

Wade-Giles. Henan.

(usually lowercase) Textiles.

a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm.
a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.

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Example sentences from the Web for honan

The Shang state had its centre in northern Honan, north of the Yellow river.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
We followed the ridge of these mountains for a time, and then dropped to the hilly country of Honan Province.
The Image and the Likeness|John Scott Campbell
There is only my father, replied Na, and he is a Shantung man who came to live in Honan.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)|Songling Pu
In Honan there lived a man named Chang, who originally belonged to Shantung.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)|Songling Pu

The women, though darker than those of the Honan province, are quite as straight-featured and much more rosy and robust.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh|Augustus F. Lindley

British Dictionary definitions for honan (1 of 2)

honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a silk fabric of rough weave

Word Origin for honan

C20: from Honan, former name of Henan, where it is made

British Dictionary definitions for honan (2 of 2)

Honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan

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