Hainan

== English == === Alternative forms === Hai-nan (Wade–Giles) Ainan, Haynan (obsolete) === Etymology === c. 1600s, from Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán). Doublet of Hainam and Hailam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪˈnɑːn/, /haɪˈnæn/ enPR: hīʹnänʹ Rhymes: -ɑːn, -æn Hyphenation: Hai‧nan === Proper noun === Hainan A province off the coast of southern China, primarily made up of Hainan Island. Capital: Haikou. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hainan. An island off the coast of southern China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hainan. A Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China. Official name: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. A district of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Hainanese) Hainam Hailam ==== Derived terms ==== Hainan gibbon Hainanese ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hainan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[14], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1214, column 3 === Anagrams === Nan-hai, Nanhai == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əjˈnan] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ajˈnan] === Proper noun === Hainan f Hainan (an island and province of China) ==== Derived terms ==== hainanès == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Hainan f Hainan (an island and province of China)