Definition of Lanzhou

1. Noun. The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River.

Exact synonyms: Lanchou, Lanchow
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Gansu, Gansu Province, Kansu

Definition of Lanzhou

1. Noun. A prefecture-level city in northwestern China; capital of Gansu Province. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lanzhou

Lannelongue's foramina
Lannelongue's ligaments
Lanner Falcons
Lanoxin
Lansing
Lansium domesticum
Lanterman
Lanterman's incisures
Lanterman's segments
Lanthanotidae
Lanthanotus
Lanthanotus borneensis
Lanz
Lanzarote
Lanzhou (current term)
Lao
Lao-Tsu
Lao-Tzu
Lao-tse
Lao-tzu
Lao-zi
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao Tse
Lao Tu
Lao Zi
Laocius
Laocoön
Laodicean
Laodiceans

Literary usage of Lanzhou

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... chloride) Bezoar Sedative Pills Lanzhou Fo Ci Pharmaceutical Factory, Lanzhou, ... Shanghai, China borneol Fructus Persica Compound Pills Lanzhou Fo Ci ..."

2. Detained in China and Tibet: A Directory of Political and Religious Prisoners by Robin Munro, Mickey Spiegel, Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) (1994)
"Bishop YANG Libo, the 77 year-old bishop of Lanzhou diocese in Gansu Province, was released on parole but without recanting his views on December 8, 1992. ..."

3. Continuing Religious Repression in China by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1993)
"He may have been sent back to his home in the town of Zhangye, some 90 kilometers from the cathedral in Lanzhou. Arrested in late December 1989 in Zhangye ..."

4. Gulf War And Health by Institute of Medicine (2005)
"The trend for TSP was Lanzhou > Wuhan-urban > Guangzhou > Wuhan-suburban. The differences for SC>2 and NOX were less pronounced. Crude prevalences of each ..."

5. Foreign Direct Investment in China: Challenges and Prospects for Regional by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2002)
"... REGION: PARTICULAR CASE OF Lanzhou, Liu Yajun, Vice Mayor of Lanzhou Although China's economy has been growing fast since the reform and opening-up, ..."

6. Proceedings of the Fourth Specialists Meeting on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1999)
"... RADIATION SHIELDING AT THE HEAVY ION RESEARCH FACILITY IN Lanzhou ... Lanzhou, 730000. China Abstract The introduction to radiation shielding of ..."

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