Ji'nan

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of Jinan. alt-of, misspelling

    "7. The Japanese in Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan]) put forward five demands on China, including that all Chinese troops should withdraw to a limit of twenty li from Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan]) and from either side of the Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan])-Qingdao railway; they demand a reply within twelve hours."

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"7. The Japanese in Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan]) put forward five demands on China, including that all Chinese troops should withdraw to a limit of twenty li from Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan]) and from either side of the Ji'nan^([sic – meaning Jinan])-Qingdao railway; they demand a reply within twelve hours."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán) incorrectly as Jǐ'nán.

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