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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.


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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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

Born in Hunan province, China, Hu was an undergraduate at Tianjin University, and will be the first Asian American chancellor of UC Riverside.

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday's incident comes just two months after 11 people were killed in another accident, when a passenger boat struck an industrial vessel in China's Hunan province.

From BBC