Baoshan

//baʊ.ʃæn// name

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.
  2. 2
    A hill in Shanghai, China. historical
  3. 3
    A district of Shanghai, China.

    "The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge."

  4. 4
    A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

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yung-ch'ang

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"I was born in Baoshan District."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).

Etymology 2

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.

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