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Nanchang

American  
[nahn-chahng] / ˈnɑnˈtʃɑŋ /

noun

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


Nanchang British  
/ ˈnænˈtʃæŋ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nanchang Project, a non-profit group that helps connect adoptees to their roots in China, said it felt “a sense of relief that no more children will be separated from their birthplace, culture, and identity”.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2024

The Nationalists said Hsia was due to visit cities including Chengdu, Nanchang, Zhongshan, Xiamen, and Chongqing on what it termed a listening tour.

From Seattle Times Dec. 13, 2023

In second-tier cities, like Nanchang, the rebound has been more muted, and even nonexistent in smaller cities.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

In places like Nanchang, there was more construction than population growth alone could sustain.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

The Methodist Mission soon established a station there, and the work grew rapidly in spite of the fact that Nanchang was not an altogether easy place in which to work.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.

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