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Lanzhou

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Lan·zhou also Lan·chow  (länj)
A city of central China on the Huang He (Yellow River) north of Chengdu. A major oil-refining center, it is the capital of Gansu province. Population: 1,520,000.
Lanzhou, Lanchow, Lan-chou [ˈlænˈdʒəʊ]
n
(Placename) a city in N China, capital of Gansu province, on the Yellow River: situated on the main route between China and the West. Pop.: 1 429 673 (1999 est.)
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Noun1.Lanzhou - the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
Lanchou, Lanchow
Gansu, Gansu province, Kansu - a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia


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