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Nanjing
[ nahn-jing ]
noun
- a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.
Nanjing
/ ˈnænˈtʃɪŋ; ˈnænˈkɪŋ; ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ /
noun
- 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 (1928–37); site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university (1928). Pop: 2 806 000 (2005 est)
Nanjing
- City in eastern China on the Yangtze River , northeast of Shanghai ; an industrial and transportation center.
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Example Sentences
While most recent outbreaks were quickly confined to the region where they started, that has not been the case with the new outbreak that originated last month in Nanjing in eastern China.
The Rape of Nanjing was a gruesome affair in modern history, and its details should be brought to light.
Over a thousand men died at Yijiangmen, one of the city gates on the western border of old Nanjing.
They chose the 76th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacres as the date of their protest.
Ask anyone on the streets of Nanjing what they think about Japan, and chances are you will hear some strong feedback.
He is the last warrior of Nanjing—the last surviving native Nanjingite who defended the city in 1937.
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