Gansu
English
Alternative forms
- Kansu, Kansuh, Kan-suh (obsolete)
- (from Wade–Giles) Kan-su
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uː
Proper noun
Gansu
- A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.
- 2021 April 27, “Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town”, in France 24, archived from the original on 27 April 2021:
- A towering wall of sand rushed over factories and apartment blocks in northwestern China's Gansu province as seasonal sandstorms barrelled across the country, causing air pollution and traffic accidents.
Aerial images as it struck showed an apocalyptic scene as a billowing cloud of yellow dust smothered Gansu's Linze county on Sunday.
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Descendants
- Latin: gansuensis
Translations
province of China
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