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Zijinshan

Syllables: Zi·jin·shan

Zijinshan proper noun: a mountain in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Proper noun

Zijinshan

  1. A mountain in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
    • Nanjing's streets are lined with poplars and sycamore trees ― some of which came from France ― that provide some relief from the oppressive summer temperatures. Gardens and parks add grace and a sense of spaciousness to the city. Two lakes, Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake, are surrounded by parkland....1995, Judy Bonavia, “The Lower Reaches: Hukou to the Yellow Sea”, in The Yangzi River, Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 129
    • East of Nanjing lies Zijinshan, a wooded hill hosting a collection of historical sights.2012, Damian Harper, “The Yangtze Region”, in National Geographic Traveler: China, Third edition, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 162, column 2

Origin of Zijinshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紫金山 (Zǐjīnshān).

Words formed from Zijinshan

Questions about Zijinshan

What does Zijinshan mean?
Zijinshan means a mountain in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
What part of speech is Zijinshan?
Zijinshan is a proper noun.

Words near Zijinshan in the dictionary

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  2. zIIP
  3. zIIPs
  4. zij
  5. zijes
  6. Zijinshan
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  8. Zika disease
  9. Zika fever
  10. Zika Forest
  11. Zika virus

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