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Chekiang
//t͡ʃɛˈkjæŋ// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Zhejiang. alt-of, alternative
"After this, they divided their Army into two parts; the one they ſent to conquer the Mediterranean Provinces of Kiangſi, Huquang, & Quangtung, which are all of a marvellous extent; the other like a ſwift Torrent, over-run all, till they came to the very Walls of the renowned and vaſt City of Hangcheu, which is the head City of the Province of Chekiang."
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 浙江 (Zhèjiāng), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], with the word itself from a former name of the Qiantang River.
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