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Longgang

Syllables: Long·gang

Longgang proper noun: a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Proper noun (1)

Longgang

  1. A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
  2. A volcanic field in Jilin, China.

Proper noun (2)

Longgang

  1. A district of Huludao, Liaoning, China.
    • The blast, believed to have been caused when a liquified gas tank ignited, occurred at 5am and caused the partial collapse of the building in Longgang district in Huludao City, in Liaoning province.2015 January 12, Angela Meng, “At least 10 Chinese residents injured after suspected gas explosion at block of flats”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan...
    • Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s Longgang district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.2022 July 26, Christian Shepherd, Vic Chiang, “A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2022, Asia
  2. A county-level city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Origin of Longgang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍崗 /龙岗 (Lónggǎng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍港 /龙港 (Lónggǎng, “Dragon Port”). * Of the city in Zhejiang: a blend of its former name Longjiang Port Area (龍江港區 /龙江港区 (Lóngjiāng gǎngqū)) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name Longjiang itself derived from the "Qinglong River" (青龍江 /青龙江 (qīnglóng jiāng)), used locally for the lower Ao (鰲江 /鳌江 (áo jiāng)).

Questions about Longgang

What does Longgang mean?
Longgang means a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
What part of speech is Longgang?
Longgang is a proper noun.

Words near Longgang in the dictionary

  1. Longfordian
  2. Longforgan
  3. longform
  4. Longframlington
  5. longful
  6. Longgang
  7. longganisa
  8. longgrass
  9. longgrasser
  10. longgrassers
  11. Longhai

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