yun-nan
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.11 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Yunnan.
Example Sentences
- "Ta-li City, visible as the rectangular walled patch in the center of the lake plain, is the western rival of Kʻun-ming, capital of Yun-nan Province."
- "Orographic rain seems significant only when the monsoon current runs into the high plateaux of Yun-nan and Kuei-chou, and into the mountains of Ssu-ch'uan."
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 雲南／云南 (Yúnnán). Wade-Giles romanization: Yün²-nan².
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