Wuhan

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Wuhan

  • /ˈwuːˈhɑːn/

Rhymes with -ɑːn

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 武漢/武汉 (Wǔhàn), from 武昌 (Wǔchāng) + 漢口/汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuhan.

proper noun Wu-han · Wu-Han · WuHan · Wu Han

  1. A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China. The Committee reports that in consequence of the combined effects of the war and famine added to flood an amount of destitution exists among the population in the Wuhan region which is without parallel in the memory of foreign residents. Now that the refugees are returning to Hankow there is a deman

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name sub-provincial city in central China

EspañolWuhan
한국어우한 Uhan, 무한 Muhan
日本語武漢 Bukan
中文武漢 /武汉 Wǔhàn
हिन्दीवूहान vūhān
PortuguêsWuhan
FrançaisWuhan
DeutschWuhan
ItalianoWuhan
RomânăWuhan
РусскийУха́нь Uxánʹ
Tiếng ViệtVũ Hán
العربيةوُوهَان wuhān, وُوخَان wuḵān

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@misc{wuhan_2026,
  title = {Wuhan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wuhan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}