Shang

American  

[shahng] / ʃɑŋ /

noun

1. a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.

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Shang British  

/ ʃæŋ /

noun

1. the dynasty ruling in China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries _bc

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adjective

1. of or relating to the pottery produced during the Shang dynasty

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Shang

Shang pointed to growing youth football programmes in China as signs of better days ahead for the nation's much-maligned men's team.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

These suggest that its stance toward overseas M&A is more prudent, Shang adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Shun-Li Shang, research professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, is a co-investigator on this study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025

The outbreak led to a recall this month of ready-to-eat meat products manufactured by Yu Shang Food Inc.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024

All three of China’s first three dynasties, the Xia and Shang and Zhou Dynasties, arose in North China in the second millennium B.C.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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