LANCHOU

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Meaning:

The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River

Synonyms:

Lanchou; Lanchow; Lanzhou

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Lanchou" is a part of...):

Gansu; Gansu province; Kansu (a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)

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