a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Sichuan
Sichuan in British English
(ˈsɪtʃwɑːn), Szechuan or Szechwan
noun
a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)