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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 2021, the commercial real estate firm JLL said the office vacancy rate in Nanchang was 40 percent.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

Nanchang had the same number of buildings higher than 200 meters, or roughly 60 stories, as Beijing in 2022.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

Accordingly, early in 1903, she responded to what Dr. Stone termed "the Macedonian call," and began work in Nanchang.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Margaret E. Burton

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