Nanjing

or Nan·ching

[ nahn-jing ]

nounPinyin.

a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.

Also (Older Spelling) Nan·king [nan-king; Chinese nahn-king] /ˈnænˈkɪŋ; Chinese ˈnɑnˈkɪŋ/ .

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How to use Nanjing in a sentence

While most recent outbreaks were quickly confined to the region where they started, that has not been the case with the new outbreak that originated last month in Nanjing in eastern China.
Millions are again under lockdown in China because of the delta variant | Jane Li | August 4, 2021 | Quartz
The Rape of Nanjing was a gruesome affair in modern history, and its details should be brought to light.
China Propagandizes Rape Of Nanjing Survivors | Brendon Hong | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Over a thousand men died at Yijiangmen, one of the city gates on the western border of old Nanjing.
China Propagandizes Rape Of Nanjing Survivors | Brendon Hong | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
They chose the 76th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacres as the date of their protest.
China Propagandizes Rape Of Nanjing Survivors | Brendon Hong | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ask anyone on the streets of Nanjing what they think about Japan, and chances are you will hear some strong feedback.
China Propagandizes Rape Of Nanjing Survivors | Brendon Hong | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

He is the last warrior of Nanjing—the last surviving native Nanjingite who defended the city in 1937.
China Propagandizes Rape Of Nanjing Survivors | Brendon Hong | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Nanjing

Nanjing

Nanking (ˈnænˈkɪŋ) or Nan-ching

/ (ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ) (ˈnænˈtʃɪŋ) /

noun

a port in E central China, capital of Jiangsu province, on the Yangtze River: capital of the Chinese empire and a literary centre from the 14th to 17th centuries; capital of Nationalist China (1928–37); site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university (1928). Pop: 2 806 000 (2005 est)

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Cultural definitions for Nanjing

Nanjing

City in eastern China on the Yangtze River, northeast of Shanghai; an industrial and transportation center.

Notes for Nanjing

China's imperial capital on several occasions, it was made capital of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 after the Chinese Revolution, by Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 to 1937, and again from 1946 to 1949.

Notes for Nanjing

During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, Nanjing was the scene of a Japanese massacre (the Rape of Nanking) and became the seat of a puppet regime established by the Japanese.

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