Jiangsu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing.

Pronunciation

jyäng′so͞o′ jē-äng′so͞o′

Word forms

Jiangsu Kiangsu Kiang-su Kiang Su Keangsoo Keang-soo Chiang-su Kiang-Sou Jiang Su

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”), from the province's two major cities.

Derived words

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