Tientsin

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Tianjin. alt-of, alternative

    "NORTH CHINA.—A letter from Mr. Blodget announces the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley at Tientsin, on the 13th of March, "after their long voyage and their winter at Shanghai."...Mr. Stanley reached Shanghai so late in the season, last year, that navigation to Tientsin was closed for the winter."

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tianjin

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"NORTH CHINA.—A letter from Mr. Blodget announces the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley at Tientsin, on the 13th of March, "after their long voyage and their winter at Shanghai."...Mr. Stanley reached Shanghai so late in the season, last year, that navigation to Tientsin was closed for the winter."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 天津 (Tiānjīn), from before the modern palatalization of /ts/ to /tɕ/.

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