Zhenjiang

[ jœn-jyahng ]

nounPinyin.

a port in southern Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang.

Also (Wade-Giles) Chen·chiang [juhn-jyahng], /ˈdʒʌnˈdʒyɑŋ/, (Older Spelling) Chin·kiang [chin-kyang] /ˈtʃɪnˈkyæŋ/ .

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How to use Zhenjiang in a sentence

Since the effort launched, Zhenjiang has implemented a rain garden, expanded green spaces, and built storage systems to purify and reuse a deluge.
These young cities are solving age-old problems | Gulnaz Khan | November 29, 2021 | Popular-Science
Nestled on the banks of the Yangtze River in eastern China, Zhenjiang is just one of the country’s zones at high risk for inundation.
These young cities are solving age-old problems | Gulnaz Khan | November 29, 2021 | Popular-Science

British Dictionary definitions for Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang

/ (ˈdʒʌnˈdʒjæŋ) /

noun

a port in E China, in S Jiangsu at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. Pop: 620 000 (2005 est)

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