Jingsha

//d͡ʒɪŋˈʃɑ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Jingzhou. historical

    "I remember attending a reception in Beijing to promote investment in Jingsha City, Hubei Province. The first speaker was Jingsha’s Party Secretary; the second speaker was the Mayor."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of Jinsha: A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze. alt-of, misspelling

    "A few years back, there were debates over whether the Yangtze might end up like the Yellow River. The answer should be clear by now. Jingsha^([sic – meaning Jinsha]) River, as the upper third of the Yangtze is called, saw an increase in silt discharge of 0.4 kilograms per cubic meter between 1982 and 1985."

Synonyms

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jingzhou

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"I remember attending a reception in Beijing to promote investment in Jingsha City, Hubei Province. The first speaker was Jingsha’s Party Secretary; the second speaker was the Mayor."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 荊沙／荆沙, from 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu, “Jingzhou”) + 沙市 (Shāshì, “Shashi”).

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