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Meaning of "Chekiang" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEKIANG

Chekiang  [ˈtʃɛˈkjæŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEKIANG

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chekiang is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEKIANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chekiang

Zhejiang

Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng (help·info)), formerly romanized as Chekiang or Che-Keang, is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang means zigzagging river and was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to its first character, "浙" Zhè. Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lie the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEKIANG


Chinkiang
ˈtʃɪnˈkjæŋ
Fowliang
ˈfuːˈljæŋ
Guiyang
ˈɡweɪˈjæŋ
Hanyang
ˈhænˈjæŋ
Heilungkiang
ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈkjæŋ
Hengyang
ˈhɛŋˈjæŋ
Jinjiang
ˈdʒɪnˈdʒjæŋ
Kuei-yang
ˌkweɪˈjæŋ
Kweiyang
ˈkweɪˈjæŋ
liang
ljæŋ
Liaoyang
ˈljaʊˈjæŋ
Loyang
ˈləʊˈjæŋ
Luoyang
ˈləʊˈjæŋ
P´o-yang
ˈpɔːˈjæŋ
Pyongyang
ˈpjɒŋˈjæŋ
Shenyang
ˈʃɛnˈjæŋ
Sungkiang
ˈsʊŋˈkjæŋ
Yang
jæŋ
Zhejiang
ˈdʒɛˈdʒjæŋ
Zhenjiang
ˈdʒʌnˈdʒjæŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEKIANG

Cheever
chef
chef de mission
chef-d´oeuvre
chefdom
cheffy
Chefoo
chefs-doeuvre
cheilitis
cheiromancer
cheiromancy
Cheiron
Cheju
Cheka
Chekhov
Chekhovian
chekist
Chekovian

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEKIANG

Chang Jiang
Chen-chiang
Cheng-chiang
Chu Chiang
Chu Kiang
Heilong Jiang
Heilongjiang
Hsiang
kaoliang
kiang
Nu Jiang
Si Kiang
Siang
Xiang
Yangtze Jiang
Zhu Jiang

Synonyms and antonyms of Chekiang in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Chekiang» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEKIANG

Find out the translation of Chekiang to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Chekiang from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Chekiang» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浙江
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Chekiang
570 millions of speakers

English

Chekiang
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Chekiang
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيكيانغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чжэцзян
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Chekiang
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Chekiang
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chekiang
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chekiang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tschekiang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Chekiang
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Chekiang
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chekiang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chekiang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Chekiang
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेकियांग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Chekiang
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chekiang
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chekiang
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чжецзян
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Chekiang
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Chekiang
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Chekiang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Chekiang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chekiang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chekiang

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEKIANG»

The term «Chekiang» is normally little used and occupies the 114.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEKIANG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Chekiang» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Chekiang» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chekiang

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEKIANG»

Discover the use of Chekiang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chekiang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World ...
Chekiang] Province: unknown? I38 MG Du Wei [+ Special Commissioner, 9"' Administration Area, Zhejiang [Zhejiang; Chekiang] Province] (Special Commissioner, 18' Administration Area, Zhejiang [Zhejiang; Chekiang] Province & Security ...
Charles D. Pettibone, 2013
2
The Chinese Recorder Index: A Guide to Christian Missions in ...
... 373?, 499?, 46:79;Chekiang, MR: 138,15:112,242,18:166,31:485,41:744,43: 657,58: 458, 63:593, 64:333 ;Chekiang,Anki, 30 :207;Chekieng, Chenghsi en, 48 :205;Chekiang,Chinhua, 49:823; Chekiang,Chuch'i, 30 :207;Chekiang,Ch'uchow  ...
Kathleen L. Lodwick, 1986
3
Biographical Dictionary of Republican China
Shaohsing hsien, Chekiang, was the native place of Ch'en Yi. Throughout the Ch' ing period his district had been noted as a major source of legal secretaries, men who were employed personally by government officials of all ranks and in all ...
Howard L. Boorman, 1971
4
Demon Hordes and Burning Boats: The Cult of Marshal Wen in ...
With an area of 39,300 square miles (101,800 square kilometers), Chekiang is China's smallest province in terms of size, but currently ranks tenth in population. Although the Ch'ien-t'ang River had been called the "Che-chiang" (Chekiang) for  ...
Paul R. Katz, 1995
5
The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, ...
that group. Members of the Ningpo Guild gradually incorporated non-natives into their web of personal relationships until they formed a larger Chekiang clique. This expanded group, with the old Ningpo Guild at its core, was able to dominate  ...
Parks M. Coble, 1986
6
International Population Statistics Reports: Series P-90
Chekiang Provincial Bureau of Statistics, "Che-chiang sheng chung-tien ch'ang-k' uang l954-nien sheng-ch'an chi-hua chih-hsing ch'ing-k'uang" ("Implementation of 1954 production plans in key point factories and mines in Chekiang ...
7
National Polity and Local Power: The Transformation of Late ...
The proposal aroused such a protest among the gentry in Hangchow and other prefectures of Chekiang that it was ... the Canton-Hankow line and the Chekiang- Kiangsi line no doubt encouraged the Chekiang gentry, who had failed to get ...
Tu-gi Min, Philip A. Kuhn, Timothy Brook, 1989
8
Missionaries of Revolution: Soviet Advisers and Nationalist ...
The Chekiang Autonomy Movement and the First Shanghai Uprising, to Late October 1926 By October it appeared that Chekiang would come over to the National Government through the defection of its civil governor, Hsia Ch'ao. The KMT ...
Clarence Martin Wilbur, 1989
9
Higher Education and Research in the People's Republic of ...
... Chaoyang Normal School 27 Chaoyang Teachers College 27 Chekiang Academy of Fine Arts . 1 50 Chekiang Agricultural University. .150 Chekiang Chemical Engineering lnstitute 150 Chekiang College of Forestry 151 Chekiang College ...
Thomas Fingar, 1981
10
Chinese Business Enterprise
This group dominated many of the entrepreneurs' organizations discussed earlier , such as the General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Bankers Association and the Native Bankers Association.18 As the strength of the Chekiang clique ...
Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEKIANG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chekiang is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tide comes in for investors
Jiangsu-Chekiang delicacies were served nonstop, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the culinary delights. Tang's wife, Lisa Kuo Yu-chin, who ... «Hong Kong Standard, May 15»
2
JETCO and the evolving ATM innovations
... of East Asia, Chekiang First Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank and Wing Lung Bank. Today there are 20 member banks using the service. «Enterprise Innovation, May 15»
3
Video anger of students
The schools attended by four of the seven students are easily identified as Kiangsu- Chekiang College (Kwai Chung), Maryknoll Fathers' ... «Hong Kong Standard, May 15»
4
The Untold Story of the Vengeful Japanese Attack After the Doolittle …
A lance corporal captured in 1944 told American interrogators that upward of 10,000 troops were infected during the Chekiang campaign. «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
5
DSE exams stuff of Chinese dreams
Kiangsu-Chekiang College Chinese panel chairwoman Chan Hong-ching said the HKEAA had a better understanding of candidates' average ... «Hong Kong Standard, Mar 15»
6
The Fluke That Thwarted an Invasion
... troops, using streams and irrigation canals throughout the southeast provinces of Chekiang and Fukien as their training grounds (4). «Discover Magazine, Sep 14»
7
Li Bao-chun to perform Peking Opera
Chien is from the Chekiang Kun Opera Troupe, so the "The Confidants" will be presented in both Peking Opera and Kun Opera styles. Li comes ... «China Post, Sep 14»
8
HK's old-school members-only dining clubs
The Kiangsu Chekiang and Shanghai Residents Association is also a powerhouse when it comes to quality dishes from those regions. This is ... «Time Out Hong Kong, May 14»
9
Doolittle Raiders to receive Congressional Gold Medal
... Flight Engineer/Gunner; General Ho, director of the Branch Government of Western Chekiang Province; Lieutenant Richard E. Cole, Copilot; ... «Dayton Daily News, May 14»
10
A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. Announce The Hong Kong Coin Auction
baldwin1 A very rare Chekiang Province Brass Pattern Cash, an example of the first Chinese-style specimen round-hole Cash, similar to the ... «CoinWeek, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chekiang [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chekiang>. Apr 2024 ».
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