Tangshan
or T'ang·shan
[ tahng-shahn ]
/ ˈtɑŋˈʃɑn /
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noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tangshan
Tangshan
/ (ˈtæŋˈʃæn) /
noun
an industrial city in NE China, in Hebei province: the 1976 earthquake, which killed an estimated 255 000 people, was the most lethal of the 20th century. Pop: 1 773 000 (2005 est)
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