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

  • A city of central China on the Yellow River north of Chengdu. It is the capital of Gansu province.

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  • noun A prefecture-level city in northwestern China; capital of Gansu Province.

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  • noun the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River

Etymologies

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From Chinese 兰州 / 蘭州

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