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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of east-central China west of Nanjing. It is the capital of Anhui province.

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  • noun A prefecture-level city in central China; capital of Anhui Province.

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Examples

  • The discharge, expected about Aug. 15, will be conducted at Science Island in Hefei, in east China’s Anhui Province, the Peoples Daily reported Monday.

    China to Test its ‘Artificial Sun’ | Impact Lab 2006

  • The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor, nicknamed "artificial sun", was tested at the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Hefei, capital city of east China’s Anhui Province.

    Successful First Test of New Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor | Impact Lab 2006

  • "It's 50 miles away, compared to Anhui's provincial capital, Hefei, which is only about 30 miles away."

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Online, some Internet users have jokingly begun to refer to Hefei as a "vampire city," since they are accusing it of "sucking the blood" from Chaohu.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • "It's 50 miles away, compared to Anhui's provincial capital, Hefei, which is only about 30 miles away."

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Online, some Internet users have jokingly begun to refer to Hefei as a "vampire city," since they are accusing it of "sucking the blood" from Chaohu.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • We are trying to get to Hefei which is just up the road from Nanjing about a two-hour drive, we've run into a miles long traffic jam.

    CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2008 2008

  • Headquartered in Anhui Province of China, the Company's markets include major neighboring cities such as Hefei,

    News 2010

  • Headquartered in Anhui Province of China, the Company's markets include major neighboring cities such as Hefei,

    News 2010

  • Headquartered in Anhui Province of China, the Company's markets include major neighboring cities such as Hefei,

    News 2010

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