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Ji

//dʒi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist militant organization based in Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    An ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing. historical
  3. 3
    A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.

    "At a brigade in Ji county in south-eastern Shanxi, not really in mountain country, yields per mou were raised from 56 jin to 194 jin during the 1970s."

  4. 4
    Abbreviation of East Java: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 5
    The state which it ruled. historical
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  1. 6
    Synonym of Yan, a neighboring state that conquered Ji and then used its capital. historical
  2. 7
    A former county now within Beijing, China. historical
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of John Innes, a generic range of horticultural composts. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "JI No 1, JI No 2, etc"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 薊 /蓟 (Jì), literally thistle or thistles.

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉 (Jí).

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