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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A province of northern China bordering on the Bohai Sea and surrounding the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Shijiazhuang is the capital.

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  • proper noun A northern province of the People's Republic of China.

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  • noun a populous province in northeastern China

Etymologies

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The name Hebei means "north of the (Yellow) River".

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