Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gansu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: Gan-su
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.

Example Sentences

"This is Lanzhou, the old Silk Road outpost that has matured into a metropolis of almost 4 million as the capital of Gansu province in China’s still-poor northwest. And as your lungs can attest, it is one of the most polluted cities in the country."
"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."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甘肅 /甘肃 (Gānsù).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 甘肅

Inflected Forms

Kansu (alternative, obsolete) Kansuh (alternative, obsolete) Kan-suh (alternative, obsolete) Kan-su (alternative)

Phrases

Gansu Corridor

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does gansu mean?: A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.
Where does gansu come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甘肅 /甘肃 (Gānsù).

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