English Explanatory Dictionary

Jiading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Shanghai, China.
  2. A subdistrict forming the core of the district of Jiading, Shanghai, China.

Word forms

Jiading Kia-ting Chia-ting Chiating

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嘉定 (Jiādìng, literally “Commendable Order”), after one of the era names under Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty.

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