Nanjing

See also: Nánjīng

English

Alternative forms
  • (dated or historical) Nanking
  • (obsolete) Nankin, Nan-ching, Nanching

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 南京 (Nánjīng, literally “Southern capital”), originally an informal designation from the Yongle Era of the Ming dynasty when it served as a dual capital with Beijing ("Northern capital").

Proper noun

Nanjing

  1. A major city of the lower Yangtze, a former capital of China and present capital of Jiangsu Province.

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