Nanchang

[nahn-chahng]

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in and the capital of Jiangxi province, in SE China.

Jiangxi

[jyahng-shee]

noun Pinyin.

a province in SE China. 63,629 sq. mi. (164,799 sq. km). Capital: Nanchang.

Also Kiangsi.

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The construction of the first section, Kiu-Kiang to Nanchang (76 m.), began in 1910.
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British Dictionary definitions for nanchang

Nanchang

Nan-ch'ang

noun

a walled city in SE China, capital of Jiangxi province, on the Kan River: largest city in the Poyang basin. Pop: 1 742 000 (2005 est)

Jiangxi

Kiangsi

noun

a province of SE central China, in the basins of the Kan River and Poyang Lake: mineral resources include coal and tungsten. Capital: Nanchang. Pop: 42 220 000 (2003 est). Area: 164 800 sq km (64 300 sq miles)

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