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Jining

Syllables: Ji·ning/d͡ʒiˈnɪŋ/

Jining proper noun: a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong, China.

Proper noun (1)

Jining

  1. A prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong, China.
    • To top it off, the central branch in Jining loudly endorsed the experience of Teng County by declaring, at the region’s meeting of county bank managers and agricultural credit co-operative directors, “learn from Teng County; continue to mine the potential; go all out in savings accounts. Don’t be...1980, Hugh Thomas, transl., Comrade Editor: Letters to the People's Daily, Hongkong: Joint Publishing Co., →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 195
    • Despite the fact that the canal is no longer navigable between Beijing and the city of Jining in Shandong Province, about one-third of its length, the remaining section south to Hangzhou remains in heavy use.2007 July 24, David Lague, “On an Ancient Canal, Grunge Gives Way to Grandeur”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Asia Pacific

Proper noun (2)

Jining

  1. A district of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China; a former county-level city of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
    • Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed Tuesday that Monsignor Antonio Yao Shun had received a papal mandate. He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.2019 August 27, “First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2023

Jining meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

Jining in Thai

city in southwestern Shandong province
จี่หนิง

Jining in Vietnamese

city in southwestern Shandong province
Tế Ninh

Forms of Jining

alternative formChi-ning
alternative form (dated)Tsining

Origin of Jining

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟寧 /济宁 (Jǐníng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 集寧 /集宁 (Jíníng).

Words that rhyme with Jining

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Questions about Jining

What does Jining mean?
Jining means a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong, China.
What is Jining in Thai?
Jining in Thai is จี่หนิง. See Jining meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Jining?
Jining is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jining?
Jining is pronounced /d͡ʒiˈnɪŋ/.

Words near Jining in the dictionary

  1. Jingzhou
  2. Jinhu
  3. Jinhua
  4. Jinhua ham
  5. Jinhua hams
  6. Jining
  7. jinja
  8. jinjall
  9. jinjalls
  10. jinjas
  11. Jinjee

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