Kansu vs Gansu province

Kansu and Gansu province both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Kansu	Yes	No	No	No
Gansu province	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Kansu and Gansu province are synonyms defined as:

Kansu and Gansu province: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia

Other synonyms of Kansu include Gansu.

Kansu (noun)	Gansu province (noun)
a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia	a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia