Nantong

American  

[nahn-tawng] / ˈnɑnˈtɔŋ /

(Wade-Giles) Nantung

noun

Pinyin.

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

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Nantong British  

/ ˈnænˈtʌŋ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Most of the staff are from the nearby city of Nantong and have worked here for more than 20 years.

From BBC

Living with her parents in Nantong, a city in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, Shi said she will try her luck again during the busier fall recruitment period, and likely expand her search into other industries.

From Los Angeles Times

The company in June launched a new factory focusing on processed foods such as cooked chicken and pre-made Chinese cuisine in the eastern Chinese city of Nantong and another that focuses on frozen and heat-processed foods in the central Chinese city of Xiaogan, the website showed.

From Reuters

At least four Chinese localities — Fuzhou, Qingtian, Nantong and Wenzhou — have set up dozens of police outposts, according to state media accounts and public statements published in China.

From New York Times

The group indicated in a follow-up report that China had another such station in the Japanese city of Nantong.

From Reuters