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Ningbo

Syllables: Ning·bo/nɪŋˈbəʊ/

Ningbo proper noun: a port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

Proper noun

Ningbo

  1. A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.
    • The containers were shipped from the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo to Piraeus by sea, and were then transported to Budapest in two trains that reached on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, according to China's official People's Daily newspaper.2017 February 8, “New land-sea route opens between China and central Europe”, in EFE, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2017
    • Congestion off China's top two container ports Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a container terminal in Ningbo where a COVID-19 case was detected this week.2021 August 12, Muyu Xu, Gavin Maguire, “Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID-19 cases”, in Kim Coghill, David Evans, editors, Reuters, archived from the...
    Synonyms:
    Yinxian

Ningbo meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

Ningbo in Arabic

a city of China
نِينْغْبُو ninḡbū

Ningbo in Vietnamese

a city of China
Ninh Ba

Synonyms of Ningbo

  • Yinxian

Forms of Ningbo

alternative formNingpo
alternative formNing-po
alternative formNing-Po

Origin of Ningbo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

Words formed from Ningbo

Words that rhyme with Ningbo

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Questions about Ningbo

What does Ningbo mean?
Ningbo means a port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.
What is Ningbo in Arabic?
Ningbo in Arabic is نِينْغْبُو (ninḡbū). See Ningbo meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Ningbo?
Ningbo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ningbo?
Ningbo is pronounced /nɪŋˈbəʊ/.

Words near Ningbo in the dictionary

  1. Ning-te
  2. Ning-wu
  3. Ningan
  4. ningaui
  5. ningauis
  6. Ningbo
  7. Ningbonese
  8. Ningde
  9. Ningguta
  10. Ninghe
  11. Ninghsia

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