Kangding
Syllables: Kang·ding/kɒŋ.dɪŋ/
Kangding proper noun: a county-level city of Garzê, Sichuan, southwest China.
Proper noun
Kangding
- A county-level city of Garzê, Sichuan, southwest China.
- The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.9 quake hit Saturday about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the town of Kangding in Sichuan province. China’s seismological agency put the magnitude at 6.3.[…]
- No major damage was reported in the town of Kangding, where CCTV video showed residents strolling the town’s streets, looking up at the steep surrounding hillsides and talking on their cellphones.[…]
- Kangding and the surrounding county have a population of 129,320 people, about 70 percent of them Tibetan.2014 November 22, Christopher Bodeen, “Strong quake in west China kills 2; 54 hurt”, in AP News, archived from the original on 18 May 2022
Synonyms of Kangding
Forms of Kangding
| alternative form | K'ang-ting |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | Kangting |
Origin of Kangding
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 康定 (Kāngdìng).
Questions about Kangding
- What does Kangding mean?
- Kangding means a county-level city of Garzê, Sichuan, southwest China.
- What part of speech is Kangding?
- Kangding is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kangding?
- Kangding is pronounced /kɒŋ.dɪŋ/.
Words near Kangding in the dictionary
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