Jinan

//ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.

    "On the outskirts of Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province, a billion cockroaches are being fed with 50 tonnes of kitchen waste a day - the equivalent in weight to seven adult elephants."

  2. 2
    A town in Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, in central China.
  3. 3
    The ancient capital of the former State of Chu in modern Hubei, China.

Synonyms

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tsinanfu

Example

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"On the outskirts of Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province, a billion cockroaches are being fed with 50 tonnes of kitchen waste a day - the equivalent in weight to seven adult elephants."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紀南 /纪南 (Jìnán).

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