Lanchow


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Lan·chow

 (län′jō′)
See Lanzhou.
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Lanchow

(ˈlænˈtʃaʊ) or

Lan-chou

n
(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Lanzhou
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Lan•zhou

or Lan•chou

(ˈlɑnˈdʒoʊ)

n.
the capital of Gansu province, in N China, on the Huang He. 1,510,000.
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Noun1.Lanchow - the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
Lanchou, Lanzhou
Gansu, Gansu province, Kansu - a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
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