Hai-nan

name

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Definitions

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

    "Its territory is ſeparated, by a narrow ſtrait only, from the iſle of Hai-nan : 315 miles S W Canton."

Example

More examples

"Its territory is ſeparated, by a narrow ſtrait only, from the iſle of Hai-nan : 315 miles S W Canton."

Etymology

Wade-Giles transcription of Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán).

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