Szechuan

//ˈsɛʃ.wɑn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Sichuan. alt-of, alternative

    "THE plain of Chengtu is the only large expanse of level ground in the great province of Szechuan; it is also one of the richest, most fertile, and thickly populated areas in the whole of China."

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szechwan

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"THE plain of Chengtu is the only large expanse of level ground in the great province of Szechuan; it is also one of the richest, most fertile, and thickly populated areas in the whole of China."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 四川 (Sìchuān).

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