Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern China on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. It is the capital of Hainan province.
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- proper noun A
city inChina ; capital ofHainan province, situated at the north of Hainan island.
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Zhang Mao/ChinaFotoPress via ZUMApress. com A deep hole appeared at the edge of a road after heavy rainstorms in Haikou, China.
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More than 50,000 "kissing fish" have been put into the hot spring pool at the tourist resort of Holiday Beach in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province.
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Three local residents enjoy hot spring fish therapy at the Holiday Beach in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province.
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NELSON: All right, thank you very much, Lisa Rose Weaver reporting to us from Hainan -- I'm sorry, in Haikou, which is on Hainan Island -- Kyra.
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Associated Press Motorcyclists held on to a tree in strong winds in Haikou, China.
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After Beijing, the tour will take a Dreamliner that Boeing used until recently for test flights to the southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Haikou.
Boeing's 787 on 'World Tour' Norihiko Shirouzu 2011
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Above made-in-China Buicks at an auto show in Haikou, China, in September.
GM Looks to Rev Up Chinese Exports Norihiko Shirouzu 2011
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Reuters/China Daily A man struggled against strong winds Thursday during a rainstorm brought on by Typhoon Nesat in Haikou, part of China's Hainan province.
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Associated Press People braved strong winds and rain as Typhoon Nesat hit Haikou in south China's Hainan province on Thursday.
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Associated Press People braved strong winds and rain on a street as a typhoon hit Haikou in south China's Hainan province on Thursday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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