Yunnan
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Yun·nan | \ ˈyü-ˈnän 
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1 province of southwestern China bordering on Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Vietnam; capital Kunming area 168,417 square miles (437,884 square kilometers), population 45,966,766
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Yunnanese \ ˌyü-nə-ˈnēz , -ˈnēs \ adjective or noun
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