"North China Plain" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the North China Plain [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=North China Plain}} the North China Plain
  1. A large alluvial plain of northern China, bordered to the north by the Yanshan Mountains, to the west by the Taihang Mountains and Funiu Mountains, to the southwest by the Dabie Mountains and Tongbai Mountains, and to the east by the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, and merging with the Jianghuai Plains to the south. Wikipedia link: North China Plain Categories (place): Places in China Translations (plain located in northern China): 華北平原 (Chinese Cantonese), 华北平原 (waa⁴ bak¹ ping⁴ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 華北平原 (Chinese Mandarin), 华北平原 (Huáběi Píngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin)

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