Jilin

American  

[jee-lin] / ˈdʒiˈlɪn /

(Wade-Giles) Chilin;

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in northeastern China, north of the Yalu River. 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Changchun.

2. a port city in this province, on the Songhua River: a former provincial capital.

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Jilin British  

/ ˈdʒiːˈlɪn /

noun

1. a province of NE China, in central Manchuria. Capital: Changchun. Pop: 27 040 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 000 sq km (72 930 sq miles)

2. Also called: Chi-lin.  a river port in NE China, in N central Jilin province on the Songhua River. Pop: 1 496 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The company, China-based Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology, makes air-bag inflators, which contain hazardous chemicals that ignite during a crash to rapidly fill an air bag with gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the northeastern Jilin province, university students reportedly slept in tents lining an air-conditioned hallway.

From BBC

A team of researchers from Jilin University, NYU Abu Dhabi's Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials, led by Professor of Chemistry Pance Naumov, has developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input.

From Science Daily

Two women in their 20s, friends since high school, are visiting from Jilin Province in the north east.

From BBC

He believes as many as 2,500 workers took part in the dispute, from 15 factories in Jilin province, which would make this the largest known protest in North Korea's history.

From BBC