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Nanhui

Nanhui proper noun: a district of Shanghai, China. Also the ellipsis of Nanhui New City.

Proper noun

Nanhui

  1. (historical) A district of Shanghai, China.
    • -- China’s State Council has approved the merger of the Shanghai Pudong New District with the neighbouring Nanhui district, the Shanghai municipal government said.[...]
    • -- The Pudong district of Shanghai, the country’s financial and commercial hub, is about to more than double in size as it will merge with neighbouring Nanhui district.2009 May 6, “UPDATE 1-PRESS DIGEST - China - May 7”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 07 May 2022, Banks

Also used as

Nanhui is also the ellipsis of Nanhui New City.

Forms of Nanhui

alternative formNanhwei

Origin of Nanhui

From Mandarin 南匯 /南汇 (Nánhuì).

Phrases with Nanhui

Questions about Nanhui

What does Nanhui mean?
Nanhui means a district of Shanghai, China.
What part of speech is Nanhui?
Nanhui is a proper noun.

Words near Nanhui in the dictionary

  1. Nangus
  2. Nanhai
  3. Nanhsi
  4. nanhsiungchelyid
  5. nanhsiungchelyids
  6. Nanhui
  7. Nanhui New City
  8. nani
  9. Nanima
  10. Nanini
  11. naniq

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