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Kin Sha Kiang

Kin Sha Kiang is the alternative form of Jinsha Jiang.

Meaning of Jinsha Jiang

Proper noun

Jinsha Jiang

  1. Synonym of Jinsha, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.
    • Yibin, known as the First Port on the Yangzi, is a small city at the point where the Min Jiang and Jinsha Jiang join to form the Yangzi River.1988, K. Mark Stevens, George E. Wehrfritz, “Sichuan”, in Paddy Booz, editor, Southwest China: Off the Beaten Track, Passport Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 199
    Synonyms:
    Jinsha

Origin of Kin Sha Kiang

From the Nanjing-dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng).

Questions about Kin Sha Kiang

What is Kin Sha Kiang the alternative form of?
Kin Sha Kiang is the alternative form of Jinsha Jiang.

Words near Kin Sha Kiang in the dictionary

  1. Kimzeys
  2. kin
  3. kin 'ell
  4. kin selection
  5. Kin Sha
  6. Kin Sha Kiang
  7. kin state
  8. kin states
  9. Kin'bidhoo
  10. kin-ball
  11. kin-keeper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kin Sha Kiang (page history and authors); Jinsha Jiang (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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