English Explanatory Dictionary

Jinan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.
name
  1. A town in Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, in central China.
  2. The ancient capital of the former State of Chu in modern Hubei, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn/ /ˈd͡ʒɪ-/ /-ˌnæn/ jēʹnänʹ jēnän jĭ- -năn

Word forms

Jinan Ji'nan Tsinan Chinan Chi-nan

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Tsinanfu
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