Hainan

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Hainan

/haɪˈnɑːn/
/haɪˈnæn/

Rhymes with -ɑːn, -æn

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c. 1600s, from Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán). Doublet of Hainam and Hailam.

proper noun Hai-nan · Ainan · Haynan

A province off the coast of southern China, primarily made up of Hainan Island. Capital: Haikou. These were a business family, in Hainan province, who, along with other South China merchants, had interests in America, where the multitude of little shops and businesses owned by Chinese had assumed the appearance of a department store chain, representing the invested outlay of controlling familie
An island off the coast of southern China. Near to the Iſland Hainan are caught Whales,after the ſame manner as the Hollanders and Engliſh in the North about Greenland, whereof they make Oyl which ſerves for ſeveral uſes.
A Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China. Official name: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Members of the party committee of the Hainan Tibetan Autonomous District have attached great importance to implementing the correct line.
A district of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China. Public tops play a crucial role in discovering cover-ups. For example, on 19 August 2011, the Changfu Coal Mine in Hainan District, Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia, flooded. Fearing that the mine would be closed and penalized, the mine managers organized a rescue effort by themselves and did not report t
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name province of China

한국어	하이난 Hainan
日本語	海南 Kainan
中文	海南 Hǎinán
हिन्दी	हाइनान hāinān
Português	Hainan
Français	Haïnan, Hainan
Ελληνικά	Χαϊνάν Chaïnán
Русский	Хайна́нь Xajnánʹ
Tiếng Việt	Hải Nam
العربية	هَيْنَان haynān, خَايْنَان ḵaynān

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@misc{hainan_2026,
  title = {Hainan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hainan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}