Yan'an

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Yan'an

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延安 (Yán'ān).

proper noun Yanan · Yenan · Yen-an

A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China. Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.
Similar: Fushih

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name prefecture-level city

中文	延安 Yán'ān
Tiếng Việt	Diên An

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@misc{yan_an_2026,
  title = {Yan'an},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yan'an},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}