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Po·yang

 (pō′yäng′)
A lake of eastern China southeast of Wuhan. It is connected to the Yangtze River by canal.
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Po•yang

(ˈpɔˈyɑŋ)

n.
a lake in E China, in Jiangxi province. 90 mi. (145 km) long.
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Noun1.Poyang - a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal
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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