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Jinan

Syllables: Ji·nan/ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn/

Jinan proper noun: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.

Proper noun (1)

Jinan

  1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.
    • On the outskirts of Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province, a billion cockroaches are being fed with 50 tonnes of kitchen waste a day - the equivalent in weight to seven adult elephants.2018 December 10, Thomas Suen, Ryan Woo, “Bug business - Cockroaches corralled by the millions in China to crunch waste”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025
    • - Woolly hat and sun cream -
      Shandong Luneng Taishan, as their full name goes, are based in Jinan, a fast-growing city of about 7.5 million people in China's east. Jinan is the capital of Shandong province.
      Fellaini will need a wardrobe for all four seasons. Jinan is currently about as chilly as...2019 February 4, “Choking smog and 'spring heaven': Fellaini's new home in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 21 May 2022
    Synonyms:
    Tsinanfu

Proper noun (2)

Jinan

  1. A town in Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, in central China.
  2. The ancient capital of the former State of Chu in modern Hubei, China.

Jinan meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Vietnamese

Jinan in Hindi

sub-provincial city in eastern China
जीनान jīnān

Jinan in Arabic

sub-provincial city in eastern China
جِينَان jinān

Jinan in Vietnamese

sub-provincial city in eastern China
Tể Nam

Synonyms of Jinan

Forms of Jinan

alternative misspellingJi'nan
alternative formChinan
alternative formChi-nan
alternative form (dated)Tsinan

Origin of Jinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紀南 /纪南 (Jìnán).

Questions about Jinan

What does Jinan mean?
Jinan means a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.
What is Jinan in Hindi?
Jinan in Hindi is जीनान (jīnān). See Jinan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Jinan?
Jinan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jinan?
Jinan is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn/.

Words near Jinan in the dictionary

  1. Jin Sha Jiang
  2. Jin'an
  3. jin-seng
  4. Jina
  5. Jinalinan
  6. Jinan
  7. jincan
  8. Jinchang
  9. Jincheng
  10. Jinchuan
  11. Jincumbilly

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