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Hebei

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He·​bei | \ ˈhə-ˈbā How to pronounce Hebei (audio) \
variants: or Hopeh or Hopei \ ˈhō-​ˈbā How to pronounce Hopei (audio) \ or formerly Chihli \ ˈchē-​ˈlē How to pronounce Chihli (audio) , ˈjir-​ˈlē \

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province of northeastern China surrounding but not including the municipality of Bejing; capital Shijiazhuang area 77,079 square miles (199,635 square kilometers), population 71,854,210

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“Hebei.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hebei. Accessed 9 December 2019.

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