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Jiandu

Jiandu proper noun: former name of Xichang.

Proper noun

Jiandu

  1. (historical) Former name of Xichang.

Forms of Jiandu

alternative form (obsolete)Caindu
alternative form (obsolete)Kaindu
alternative form (obsolete)Gaindu

Origin of Jiandu

Borrowed from Chinese 建都 (Jiàndū, literally “Establishing Prosperity”).

Questions about Jiandu

What does Jiandu mean?
Jiandu means former name of Xichang.
What part of speech is Jiandu?
Jiandu is a proper noun.

Words near Jiandu in the dictionary

  1. jianbing guozi
  2. jianbings
  3. Jiancaoping
  4. Jianchang
  5. Jiande
  6. Jiandu
  7. Jiang
  8. jiang hu
  9. Jiang Su
  10. Jiang Xi
  11. Jiang'an

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