/ Dictionary / Index Y Yanan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yan•an Pronunciation: (yä'nän'), [key] — n. Pinyin. a city in N Shaanxi province, in N central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47. 45,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yanan (Thesaurus) Yana yang Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language