Hubei

//ˈhuːˌbeɪ// name

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  1. 1
    A province in central China. Capital: Wuhan.

    "In 1965 the People’s Daily published sore figures for Yangxin xian in Hubei Province which showed how important the part-work schools were in raising school attendance figures (SCMP 3475, 1965)."

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"Wuhan is a city located in Hubei, China."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湖北 (Húběi), literally "north of the lake", referring to Hubei's position north of Dongting Lake.

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