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Donggang

Syllables: Dong·gang/dɔŋ.ɡæŋ/

Donggang proper noun: a county-level city of Dandong, Liaoning, China.

Proper noun

Donggang

  1. A county-level city of Dandong, Liaoning, China.
    • Another trading source said coal imports from North Korea - typically entering China through Dandong's Donggang Port after coming down the Yalu River or up the coast - were not affected.2013 April 30, “China steps up customs checks, but North Korea trade robust”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2016
    • At the port in Donggang, just south of Dandong, fishermen on boats flying both Chinese and North Korean flags complain bitterly about the people on the other side of the river. “If they intercept you at sea, they force you into port and take everything. If they see you're wearing a watch, they...2016 November 18, Anna Fifield, “China is putting the squeeze on North Korea. But for how long?”, in The Washington Post (Asia & Pacific section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company...
  2. A district of Rizhao, Shandong, China.

Origin of Donggang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東港 /东港 (Dōnggǎng).

Questions about Donggang

What does Donggang mean?
Donggang means a county-level city of Dandong, Liaoning, China.
What part of speech is Donggang?
Donggang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Donggang?
Donggang is pronounced /dɔŋ.ɡæŋ/.

Words near Donggang in the dictionary

  1. donger
  2. Dongeradeel
  3. dongers
  4. Dongfang
  5. Dongfeng
  6. Donggang
  7. Donggoan
  8. Dongguan
  9. Donggyeongi
  10. Donggyeongis
  11. Donghai

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