Nanning

[ nan-ning; Chinese nahn-ning ]

nounPinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a city in and the capital of Guangxi Zhuang region, in southern China.

  • Formerly (Pinyin) Yong·ning [Chinese yawng-ning], /Chinese ˈyɔŋˈnɪŋ/, (Wade-Giles) Yung·ning [yoong-ning] /ˈyʊŋˈnɪŋ/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Nanning

Nanning

Nan-ning

/ (ˈnænˈnɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a port in S China, capital of Guanxi, on the Xiang River: rail links with Vietnam. Pop: 1 395 000 (2005 est)

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