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Nantong

[ nahn-tawng ]
/ ˈnɑnˈtɔŋ /

noun Pinyin.

a city in southeastern Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang.

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Also (Wade-Giles) Nan·tung [nahn-toong]. /ˈnɑnˈtʊŋ/.
Formerly (Pinyin) Tong·zhou [tawng-joh], /ˈtɔŋˈdʒoʊ/, (Older Spelling) Tung·chow [toong-joh] /ˈtʊŋˈdʒoʊ/ .

Words nearby Nantong

Nansen passport, Nan Shan, Nanterre, Nantes, Nanticoke, Nantong, Nantucket, nanua, nanus, Naoise, Naomi
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British Dictionary definitions for Nantong

Nantong

Nantung

/ (ˈnænˈtʌŋ) /

noun

a city in E China, in Jiangsu province on the Yangtze estuary. Pop: 898 000 (2005 est)
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