province in EC China: 72,394 sq mi (187,500 sq km); pop. 54,760,000; cap. Wuhan
See Hubei in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ho͞oˈbāˈ) also Hu·pei or Hu·peh(-pāˈ)
A province of east-central China. It is a major agricultural region watered by the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). Wuhan is the capital. Population: 59,500,000.