Hunan

American  

[hoo-nahn] / ˈhuˈnɑn /

noun

1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Changsha.

2. Chinese Cooking. Also Hunam a style of cooking from this province, characterized especially by the use of hot peppers.

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Hunan British  

/ ˈhuːˈnæn /

noun

1. a province of S China, between the Yangtze River and the Nan Ling Mountains: drained chiefly by the Xiang and Yüan Rivers; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Changsha. Pop: 66 630 000 (2003 est). Area: 210 500 sq km (82 095 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The site where the fossils were found in the southern Chinese province of Hunan was "extraordinary," Han Zeng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told AFP.

From Barron's

Baobao says her mother took her to the Lizheng Quality Education School in Hunan province when she began skipping classes, triggering rows which made their already difficult relationship worse.

From BBC

Born in a poor village in Hunan province in China in 1982, She Zhijiang left school at 14 and learned computer coding.

From BBC

Adam Dai, founder of fireworks exporter Miracle Fireworks, based in the central Chinese province of Hunan, said a few American customers have already reached out and asked that their shipments be held.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born and raised in Hunan, he believed, "You can't be a revolutionary if you don't eat chillies".

From BBC