Longyan

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See also: longyan, lóngyǎn, and Lóngyán

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Etymology 1

From Mandarin 龍巖 / 龙岩 (Lóngyán).

Proper noun

Longyan

  1. A prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian, China.
    • , Taipei: China Engraving & Printing Works, →OCLC, page 19:
      In view of the successful results of the program for the establishment of owner-farmers that had been previously achieved at Lungyen, one of the seven hsien under the 7th Prefecture in Western Fukien Province, the 7th Prefectural Office wanted to implement a similar program in the other six hsien and submitted to JCRR, in January, 1949, a project for land reform and rural reconstruction.]
    • 2009 September 27, Andrew Jacobs, “Chinese Tests Reveal Lead in Children Near a Plant”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2013, Asia Pacific‎:
      Xinhua, the official news agency, said that nearly half the children who were tested last week in Longyan City in Fujian Province showed abnormally high levels of lead, which can cause developmental problems in children as well as a host of other ailments, including anemia, stomach pain and brain damage.
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Etymology 2

From Mandarin 龍眼龙眼 (lóngyǎn). Doublet of longan.

Noun

Longyan (plural Longyans)

  1. A white grape variety from Zhuolu (涿鹿) in Hebei, China; a grape of this variety, or a wine made from such grapes.