Tianjin

[ tyahn-jin ]

nounPinyin.
  1. a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

  • Also Tien·tsin [tin-tsin; Chinese tyen-jin] /ˈtɪnˈtsɪn; Chinese ˈtyɛnˈdʒɪn/ .

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Tianjin

Tientsin or T'ien-ching

/ (ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn) /


noun
  1. an industrial city in NE China, capital of Tianjin municipality (traditionally in Hebei province), on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop: 9 346 000 (2005 est)

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