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Hu·nan

(ho͞o′nän′)

A province of southeast-central China south of the Yangtze River. Changsha is the capital.

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Hunan

(ˈhuːˈnæn)

(Placename) 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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Hu•nan

(ˈhuˈnɑn)

n.

a province in S China. 63,550,000; 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Cap.: Changsha.

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Hunan - a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources

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For some time he filled a minor post, but was eventually disgraced and exiled to the province of Hunan. When the rebellion of An Lu-shan broke out, he returned to his native place, where he was cruelly murdered by the censor Lu Ch`in-hsiao.

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