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Definitions for Yuan

[1] Also called yuan dollar . a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.
[2] a paper money, brass or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.
[3] (in the Republic of China) a department of government; council.
[4] the Mongol dynasty in China, 1260–1368, founded by Kublai Khan.
[5] Yüen.
[6] the standard monetary unit of China, divided into 10 jiao and 100 fen Also called: renminbi , renminbi yuan
[7] the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
[8] of or relating to the Chinese porcelain produced during the Yüan dynasty, characterized by the appearance of under-glaze blue-and-white ware
[9] a river in SE central China, rising in central Guizhou province and flowing northeast to Lake Tungting. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

Words nearby Yuan

yttrium metal, yttrium oxide, yttrotantalite, yu, yu-wei, yuan, yuan shi kai, yuandan, yuba city, yuca, yucaipa

Origin of Yuan

1915–20; < Chinese yuán literally, round, circular; cf. yen1

Word origin for Yuan

from Chinese yüan round object; see yen 1