Tai·yu·an also Tai·yü·an (t  y -än, -ywän) A city of northeast China southwest of Beijing. It is a coal-mining and steel-manufacturing center. Population: 1,900,000. |
Taiyuan, T'ai-yüan [ˈtaɪjuːˈɑːn]
n
(Placename) a city in N China, capital of Shanxi: founded before 450 ad; an industrial centre, surrounded by China's largest reserves of high-grade bituminous coal. Pop.: 1 500 000 (1991 est.)
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| Noun | 1. | Taiyuan - an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production Cathay, 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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