Yan
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕 (Yān)
Proper noun
Yan
- (historical) An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty
- (historical) The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties
- (geography) A mountain chain in northeastern China.
Synonyms
- (mountains): Yanshan