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

A former wedding photographer, Mr. Huang, 35, moved to Los Angeles from the Chinese province Hunan about four years ago and discovered delivering food was an easy job for someone with limited English skills.

From New York Times

Mr. Ma, who declined to comment for this article, will also visit the graves of his ancestors in Hunan Province.

From New York Times

The Shanghai, Zhejiang and Hunan province foreign affairs departments did not respond to or could not be immediately reached for requests for comment.

From Reuters

The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post said the advances were disclosed in a report from the National University of Defense Technology, in Changsha, a city located in China’s south-central Hunan province.

From Washington Times

Sophia Wang knows to expect the question from relatives every time she returns to her hometown in China’s rural Hunan province for Lunar New Year: “When are you going to get married and have children?”

From Washington Post