Hubei

[hy-bey]

noun Pinyin.

a province in central China. 72,394 sq. mi. (187,500 sq. km). Capital: Wuhan.

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Also Hupeh, Hupei.

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Examples from the Web for hubei

Contemporary Examples

Zuo Rong is a retired teacher from Shayang county in Jingmen municipality, Hubei province.
An Oral History of Mao’s Greatest Crime
Zhou Xun
November 24, 2013
Deng Yujiao was an ordinary girl from Hubei Province in central China, a receptionist in a massage parlor in her hometown.
Chinese Women's Wakeup Call
Huang Hung
March 18, 2010
What followed was nothing less than a battle between public opinion and local government officials in Hubei Province.
Chinese Women's Wakeup Call
Huang Hung
March 18, 2010
Finally the family announced that they would hire a local lawyer from Hubei Province.
Chinese Women's Wakeup Call
Huang Hung
March 18, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for hubei

Hubei

Hupeh or Hupei

noun

a province of central China: largely low-lying with many lakes. Capital: Wuhan. Pop: 60 020 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 500 sq km (72 394 sq miles)

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