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Linyi

Syllables: Lin·yi

Linyi proper noun: a prefecture-level city in southern Shandong, China.

Proper noun (1)

Linyi

  1. A prefecture-level city in southern Shandong, China.
    • China has banned electro-shock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, citing uncertainty in the safety and effectiveness of the practice after criticism in the local media.
      The Ministry of Health announcement followed recent media reports about a controversial psychiatrist in Linyi...2009 July 14, Liu Zhen, Lucy Hornby, “China bans electro-shock therapy for Internet addicts”, in Miral Fahmy, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 May 2022, Lifestyle

Proper noun (2)

Linyi

  1. A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.
    • "After the publication of the great leader Chairman Mao's instruction on commenting on 'Water Margin', the 1,300 or so representatives attending a Yuncheng prefectural conference on wheat production launched enthusiastic study and comment on it.[…]
      (Sun Chang-hsiang), chairman of the revolutionary...1975 September 12 [1975 September 9], “Shansi Prefecture Holds Forum on 'Water Margin'”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 178, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...

Proper noun (3)

Linyi

  1. A county of Dezhou, Shandong, China.
  2. A town in Linyi, Dezhou, Shandong, China.

Proper noun (4)

Linyi

  1. Synonym of Lâm Ấp (An ancient kingdom in present-day Vietnam, possibly the predecessor of Champa)
    • The flow of commercial wealth that Linyi generated changed political equations in the Tongking Gulf. Linyi rested on control of two key resources: strategic harbours for ports of call and the aromatic forests of the interior liked by well-established overland trails.2024, Li Tana, “‘THE Harbour and THE Path of All Countries’ Linyi, 200–700 CE”, in A Maritime Vietnam: From Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    Lâm Ấp

Linyi meaning in Vietnamese

Linyi in Vietnamese

a prefecture-level city in China
Lâm Nghi

Synonyms of Linyi

Forms of Linyi

alternative formLin-i

Origin of Linyi

From Mandarin 臨沂 /临沂 (Línyí).

From Mandarin 臨猗 /临猗.

From Mandarin 臨邑 /临邑.

Questions about Linyi

What does Linyi mean?
Linyi means a prefecture-level city in southern Shandong, China.
What is Linyi in Vietnamese?
Linyi in Vietnamese is Lâm Nghi. See Linyi meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Linyi?
Linyi is a proper noun.

Words near Linyi in the dictionary

  1. Linwood
  2. LINX
  3. Linxia
  4. Linxiangian
  5. liny
  6. Linyi
  7. Linying
  8. Linyou
  9. linyphiid
  10. linyphiids
  11. Linyuan

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