Jilin
Americannoun
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a province in northeastern China, north of the Yalu River. 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Changchun.
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a port city in this province, on the Songhua River: a former provincial capital.
noun
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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)
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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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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 • Oct. 23, 2025
Heavy snowfall is also expected in parts of Inner Mongolia, and Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China Daily reported.
From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023
The three pharmaceutical companies, highlighted in the EIA report are Tong Ren Tang group, Tianjin Pharmaceutical group and Jilin Aodong Pharmaceutical Group.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023
Some 23,000 people were evacuated from the northeastern city of Shulan in Jilin province due to heavy rain, according to Xinhua.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
He told her about the creature in Ento, and the body that had been found outside of Jilin.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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