Yan

See also: yan, yán, yàn, Yàn, yān, Yān, yǎn, and þan

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕 (Yān)

Proper noun

Yan

(historical) An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty
(historical) The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties
(geography) A mountain chain in northeastern China.

Synonyms

(mountains): Yanshan

Anagrams

AYN, Ayn, NAY, NYA, Nay, any, any%, ayn, nay

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