Shandong
Syllables: Shan·dong/ʃɑnˈtɒŋ/US/ʃænˈtɔŋ/
Shandong proper noun: a coastal province in eastern China. Capital: Jinan.
Proper noun
Shandong
- A coastal province in eastern China. Capital: Jinan.
- We couldn’t solve this problem by the force of one co-op alone, so we united co-ops. But the people were still discussing the best form of agricultural production.
“Then Chairman Mao inspected agriculture in Shandong Province and issued the call for people’s communes, summed up in his slogan...1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, quoting Zhou Min-fu, “Agriculture: The Foundation”, in Huan-Ying: Worker's China, Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 99 - One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort of Qingdao when the accident happened in Zibo, Shandong province. The second train was from the resort of Yantai, in Shandong.2008 April 28, “Scores dead and hundreds injured in China train collision”, in France 24, archived from the original on 04 May 2010
- We couldn’t solve this problem by the force of one co-op alone, so we united co-ops. But the people were still discussing the best form of agricultural production.
Shandong meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
Shandong in Hindi
- province of China
- शानदोंग śāndoṅg
Shandong in Marathi
- province of China
- शान्टुन्ग śānṭunga
Shandong in Arabic
- province of China
- شَانْدُونْغ šandunḡ
Shandong in Indonesian
- province of China
- Shandong
More languagesFewer languages
- Shandong in Vietnamese
- Sơn Đông
Forms of Shandong
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Shan-dong |
|---|---|
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Shan-Dong |
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Shan Dong |
| alternative form | Shantung |
| alternative form | Shan-tung |
| alternative form | Shan-Tung |
| alternative form | Shan Tung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xantung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xan-tung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xan-Tung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xan Tung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xan-tun |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xan-ton |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shan-ton |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shan-tong |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shan-tang |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Sciantum |
Origin of Shandong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山東 /山东 (Shāndōng).
Words formed from Shandong
Questions about Shandong
- What does Shandong mean?
- Shandong means a coastal province in eastern China. Capital: Jinan.
- What is Shandong in Hindi?
- Shandong in Hindi is शानदोंग (śāndoṅg). See Shandong meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Shandong?
- Shandong is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Shandong?
- Shandong is pronounced /ʃænˈtɔŋ/ (US).
Words near Shandong in the dictionary
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