Si·chuan also Sze·chwan or Sze·chuan (s ch wän) A province of south-central China. Settled by non-Chinese peoples including Tibetans, the Miao, and the Hui, it was incorporated into the empire (c. third century a.d.) by the Qin dynasty. Chengdu is the capital. Population: 82,300,000. |
Sichuan [ˈsɪˈtʃwɑːn], Szechwan
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(Placename) a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop.: 83 290 000 (2000 est.). Area: about 569 800 sq. km (220 000 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Sichuan - a populous province of south central ChinaCathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world |
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