Kuandian

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寬甸宽甸 (Kuāndiàn).

Proper noun

Kuandian

  1. A Manchu autonomous county in Dandong, Liaoning, China.
    • [1913 February, “Asbestos Mines in China”, in Mines and Minerals, volume XXXIII, number 7, Scranton, PA, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 398, column 3:
      Consul Baker, of Antung, China, states that valuable deposits of asbestos have been found in the vicinity of Kuantien, a small town lying about 45 miles northeast of Antung.]

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