Kunming

[ koon-ming ]

noun

, Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in and the capital of Yunnan province, in southern China: an important transshipment point on the Burma Road in World War II.

Kunming

/ ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in SW China, capital of Yunnan province, near Lake Tien: important during World War II as a Chinese military centre, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road; Yunnan University (1934). Pop: 1 748 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Six workers who had been cleaning up bat guano in the mine fell ill with pneumonia-like symptoms—coughs, headaches, fevers, and aching limbs—and were admitted to a hospital in Kunming, the provincial capital.

From MIT Technology Review

A week later, the country’s leading respiratory clinician, Zhong Nanshan, joined a clinical consultation remotely with colleagues at the Kunming hospital to determine how to treat the remaining two Mojiang patients.

From MIT Technology Review

A two-part Biodiversity COP15 event took place earlier this month in Kunming, China, and will finish up in spring 2022.

From Popular-Science

That year, however, Belmonte collaborated with colleagues led by Weizhi Ji at the Primate Biomedical Research in Kunming, China to successfully culture monkey embryos to 20 days, just when the critical phases of gastrulation start to take shape.

From Time

A day later, Naw Kham was executed in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province in China.

From The Daily Beast

Two days after Kunming, this possibility seems more remote than ever.

From The Daily Beast

In a country where violent incidents have become more common, the Kunming attack was nevertheless a major shock.

From The Daily Beast