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Zhili

Syllables: Zhi·li

Zhili proper noun: a former administrative region of China, later reformed into Hebei province in 1928.

Proper noun

Zhili

  1. (historical) A former administrative region of China, later reformed into Hebei province in 1928.
    • The effort to redeem Baoding has echoes in the past. It was once the capital of Zhili Province, made up of today’s Hebei Province and Tianjin.2015 October 1, Ian Johnson, “China’s Supercity Policy Keeps Ex-Provincial Capital Waiting for Revival”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2015, Asia Pacific
    Synonyms:
    Beizhili

Synonyms of Zhili

Forms of Zhili

alternative formChihli
alternative formChih-li

Origin of Zhili

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 直隸 /直隶 (Zhílì).

Questions about Zhili

What does Zhili mean?
Zhili means a former administrative region of China, later reformed into Hebei province in 1928.
What part of speech is Zhili?
Zhili is a proper noun.

Words near Zhili in the dictionary

  1. Zhidoi
  2. Zhifu
  3. Zhihu
  4. Zhijiang
  5. Zhijin
  6. Zhili
  7. zhimmi
  8. zhimmis
  9. zhing-zhong
  10. zhiqing
  11. zhiqings

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