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jinnan

Syllables: Jin·nan

jinnan is the plural of jinn.

Meaning of jinn

Noun

jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah)

  1. (Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.
    • Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 342
    Synonyms:
    jann, jinni, genie

Proper noun capitalized: Jinnan

Jinnan

  1. A district of Tianjin, China.
    • In Tianjin, schools are the hotbed of infections and all schools in Jinnan district in Tianjin have been suspended.2022 January 11, Josephine Ma, “Omicron: Tianjin casts wide net to track new transmission routes in outbreak”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2022...
    • Large fissures appeared on roads near a residential complex in Tianjin's Jinnan district and geological experts said they were likely caused by underground cavities below a depth of 1,300 m (4,270 feet), the Tianjin government said on Thursday on social media.2023 June 9, Bernard Orr, “Thousands evacuated in China's Tianjin after cracks appear near high-rises”, in Raju Gopalakrishnan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2023, China

Origin of jinnan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 津南 (Jīnnán).

Questions about jinnan

What does jinnan mean?
Jinnan means a district of Tianjin, China.
What is jinnan the plural of?
Jinnan is the plural of jinn.
What part of speech is jinnan?
Jinnan is a proper noun.

Words near jinnan in the dictionary

  1. Jinmen
  2. jinn
  3. jinn-brained
  4. jinnah
  5. Jinnahstan
  6. jinnan
  7. Jinnathugau
  8. jinne
  9. jinnee
  10. jinnees
  11. Jinnestan

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