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Gansu

noun

A province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia. Synonyms: Gansu province, Kansu.

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... 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions* (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities** (shi, singular and plural); Anhui, Beijing**, Chongqing**, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi*, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai**, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin**, Xinjiang*, Xizang* ...

— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions* (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 3 municipalities** (shi, singular and plural); Anhui, Beijing**, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi*, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai**, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin**, Xinjiang*, Xizang*, Yunnan, Zhejiang; ...

— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Words linked to "Gansu" : Cathay, state, Communist China, Silk Road, Gansu province, Red China, Lanchow, Lanchou, china, People's Republic of China, mainland China, PRC, province, Kansu, Lanzhou