YAN'AN

Meaning of YAN'AN in English

Variant: or Yen · an

Pronunciation: ' ye- ' nän

Function: geographical name

city NE cen China in cen Shaanxi pop 113,277

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

YAN'AN — or Yenan geographical name city NE central China in central Shaanxi population 113,277
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YAN'AN — or Yen·an ˈye-ˈnän city NE central China in central Shaanxi population 113,277
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, from Anglo-French & Latin; …
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-AN — [-an] or -ian also -ean n suffix [-an & -ian fr. ME -an, -ian, fr. OF & L; OF -ien, …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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