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Nanjing

Meaning of "Nanjing" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NANJING

ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NANJING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nanjing 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 NANJING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in Eastern China. It has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions historically. Its present name means "Southern Capital" and was widely romanized as Nankin and Nanking until the pinyin language reform, after which Nanjing was gradually adopted as the standard spelling of the city's name in most languages that use the Roman alphabet. Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Nanjing has long been one of China's most important cities. Having been the capital city of six different dynasties since 3 A.D., it is recognized as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It was the capital of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period, and the capital of the Republic of China prior to its flight to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province.

Definition of Nanjing in the English dictionary

The definition of Nanjing in the dictionary is a port in E central China, capital of Jiangsu province, on the Yangtze River: capital of the Chinese empire and a literary centre from the 14th to 17th centuries; capital of Nationalist China ; site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university. Pop: 2 806 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NANJING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NANJING

Nanda Devi · nandin · nandina · nandine · nandoo · nandrolone · nandu · nane · nang · Nanga Parbat · Nanhai · nanism · nanization · nankeen · nankin · Nanking · nanna · nannied · nannies · Nanning

WORDS THAT END LIKE NANJING

according · accounting · acting · adding · advertising · amazing · anything · banking · be on to a good thing · becoming · beginning · being · booking · breaking · bring · building · buying · calling · camping · catering

Synonyms and antonyms of Nanjing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Nanjing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NANJING

Find out the translation of Nanjing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Nanjing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nanjing» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

南京
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Nanjing
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Nanjing
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नानजिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نانجينغ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Нанкин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Nanjing
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নানজিং
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Nanjing
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nanjing
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nanjing
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

南京
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

난징 (南京)
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nanjing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nam Kinh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நான்ஜிங்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

नानजिंग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Nanjing
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Nanjing
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Nanjing
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нанкін
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Nanjing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Nanjing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nanjing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nanjing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nanjing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nanjing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NANJING»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NANJING»

Discover the use of Nanjing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nanjing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nanjing Requiem
During the 1937 attack on Nanjing, American missionary and women's college dean Minnie Vautrin decides to remain at her school during a Japanese attack that renders the school a refugee center for ten thousand women and children.
Ha Jin, 2012
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The Nanjing Massacre: A Japanese Journalist Confronts ...
The bland announcements of triumphant victories stand in bitter contrast to the atrocities that actually took place on the scene. The story unfolds in horror of the Japanese army raping and killing in the so-called heat of battle.
Katsuichi Honda, Frank Gibney, 1999
3
The Nanjing Massacre in History and Historiography
A compelling historiographic study of the Rape of Nanjing during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, one of the worst atrocities of all times, and of the event's repercussions.
Joshua A. Fogel, 2000
4
Terror in Minnie Vautrin's Nanjing: Diaries and ...
A daily account of enormous courage and unthinkable horror during the Nanjing Massacre
Minnie Vautrin, Suping Lu, 2008
5
Eastern Central China, including Qingdao and Nanjing: ...
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Frommer's ShortCuts, 2012
6
The Politics of Nanjing: An Impartial Investigation
The Politics of Nanjing takes a centrist position in order to reconstruct historiographically the days leading up to and following the Japanese invasion of the capital and the political aftermath in China-Japan relations."--BOOK JACKET.
Minoru Kitamura, 2007
7
Earth buildings in Nanjing, Fujian province : the rare ...
本书精选南靖县圆形土楼、方形土楼、五凤楼等彩色图片,展现了南靖土楼神奇壮观的风貌.
‎2006
8
Negotiating Urban Space: Urbanization and Late Ming Nanjing
This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of "dynastic urbanisms.
Si-yen Fei, 2009
9
Nanjing 1937: A Love Story
Ding Wenyu, a philandering Chinese professor, falls in love with the beautiful Ren Yuyuan and embarks on a single-minded campaign to win her heart, unaware of the growing threat of a Japanese invasion whose devastating siege of the historic ...
Zhaoyan Ye, 2004
10
A Mission under Duress: The Nanjing Massacre and ...
Immediately after capturing the Chinese capital, Nanjing, on December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers committed atrocities such as mass executions, rampant rapes, arson, and looting in and around the city. The carnage went on for weeks.
Suping Lu, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NANJING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nanjing is used in the context of the following news items.
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China Sunergy Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing …
NANJING, China, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or "the Company"), a specialized ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
2
Shangri-La Hotel, Nanjing Holds Wedding Fair
Shangri-La Hotel, Nanjing held its first wedding fair in its Grand Ballroom. It shared the latest wedding and banquet designs with newlyweds in ... «WebWire, Jul 15»
3
The Grand Mansion, Luxury Collection hotel opens in Nanjing, China
Starwood's The Luxury Collection now calls Nanjing home with the opening of 'The Grand Mansion' hotel in the Chinese provincial capital. «Australian Business Traveller, Jul 15»
4
BRIEF-Nanjing Central Emporium in deal to buy 4.9 pct stake in Lian …
July 20 Nanjing Central Emporium Group Stocks Co Ltd. * Says in deal with Yurun Group to buy 4.9 percent stake in Lian Life. * Says trading of ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Nanjing University Leaders Work as "Couriers" to Deliver Admission …
Leaders of Nanjing University are now working as couriers to deliver admission letters to some of the latest batch of students admitted to the ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»
6
Nanjing boy grows BREASTS after consuming too much fast food …
But for one 17 year old boy in Nanjing, eastern China, this nightmare was an unfortunate reality. The boy, named as Maomao, has developed ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
The Nanjing Massacre, Japanese Killings of Civilians during World …
“We want to tell people that the Japanese invaders committed so much slaughter, and the Nanjing Massacre is just one example,” Li said. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
8
The Luxury Collection expands to Nanjing, marks seventh hotel in …
Located near Nanjing's iconic Presidential Palace, this marks the brand's seventh hotel in the country, in addition to existing sites in Hangzhou, ... «TTG Asia, Jul 15»
9
BRIEF-Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town signs tourism project in …
July 16 Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co Ltd. * Says signs tourism project worth about 10 billion yuan ($1.61 billion) in Nanjing city, ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
10
Bomb shelters offer relief from summer heat in Nanjing
Residents keep cool at a bomb shelter near the Jiming Temple in Nanjing city, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, July 16, 2015. The city ... «ecns, Jul 15»
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