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Hupeh

British  
/ ˈxuːˈpeɪ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Hubei

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Born in Hupeh province to a poor peasant family, Li received at best a patchwork education and in his teens was apprenticed to a carpenter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Into it from newly abandoned mission stations in Honan and. northern Hupeh provinces�by rail, truck, mule cart and often on foot�trekked American missionaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hankow, about 500 miles due west from Shanghai on the Yang-tsze-kiang River in the inland Province of Hupeh.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Chinese embassy in Moscow has imported a cook from Hupeh province whose spiced cabbage and chicken receives favorable mention on the diplomatic dinner circuit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides the Government exhibits from the foregoing-mentioned places, the provincial authorities of Hupeh, Hunan, Kiangaan, and Fukien also made collections.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

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