Jinan
or Chi·nan, Tsi·nan
[ jee-nahn ]
/ ˈdʒiˈnɑn /
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noun Pinyin.
a city in and the capital of Shandong province, in E China.
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How to use Jinan in a sentence
When Aaron Drake flew from Arizona to the Yinfeng Biological Group in China’s eastern Jinan province in 2016, he was whisked into a state-of-the-art biotech hub.
Authorities in Jinan said they tested 7,500 people who may have come in contact with the contaminated imports and found no positive cases.
Why China keeps returning to a questionable theory about its COVID-19 outbreaks|eamonbarrett|November 21, 2020|FortuneA—— has a little house close to Jinan Dolero, and occupies himself with his garden outside the city.
In the Tail of the Peacock|Isabel SavoryIt would have been unwise to stay out after sunset, and that time always saw us back at Jinan Dolero.
In the Tail of the Peacock|Isabel Savory
British Dictionary definitions for Jinan
Jinan
Chinan or Tsinan
/ (ˈdʒiːˈnæn) /
noun
an industrial city in NE China, capital of Shandong province; probably over 3000 years old. Pop: 2 654 000 (2005 est)
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