Ningbo

[ ning-baw ]

/ ˈnɪŋˈbɔ /

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noun Pinyin.

a seaport in E Zhejiang province, in E China.

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Also (Wade-Giles) Ning·po .

Formerly (Pinyin) Yin·xian

[Chinese yin-shyahn], /Chinese ˈyɪnˈʃyɑn/, (Wade-Giles) Yin·hsien

[yin-shyuhn], /ˈyɪnˈʃyʌn/, (Older Spelling) Ning·hsien

[ning-shyuhn] /ˈnɪŋˈʃyʌn/ .

Words nearby Ningbo

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How to use Ningbo in a sentence

Volkswagen also closed a plant there as well as in the port city of Ningbo, where a small outbreak occurred, the Journal reported.
China’s latest covid lockdowns are again affecting global supply chains|Aurora Almendral|January 13, 2022|Quartz
There are more than 200 cases so far in the most recent cluster in the manufacturing province of Zhejiang, which includes the city of Ningbo.
China’s covid-zero lockdowns loom over the global supply chain|Aurora Almendral|December 16, 2021|Quartz

British Dictionary definitions for Ningbo

Ningbo

Ningpo

/ (ˈnɪŋˈpəʊ) /

noun

a port in E China, in NE Zhejiang, on the Yung River, about 20 km (12 miles) from its mouth at Hangzhou Bay: one of the first sites of European settlement in China. Pop: 1 188 000 (2005 est)

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