Jinzhou
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Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 錦州／锦州 (Jǐnzhōu).
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Proper noun
Jinzhou
- A prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China.
- 1997 May 10, “Chinese police officer executed for embezzling”, in AP News, archived from the original on 02 March 2023:
- Zhao Guoli, vice director of public security for an industrial park in Jinzhou city, was shot Friday after the Supreme People’s Court upheld his death sentence, the newspapers said.
Descendants
- Translingual: Jinzhousaurus
Translations
prefecture-level city in Liaoning
Further reading
- “Jinzhou”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Jinzhou in Encyclopædia Britannica
- “Jinzhou, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Jinzhou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Jinzhou”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Jinzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jinzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1452, column 3
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 晉州／晋州 (Jìnzhōu).
Proper noun
Jinzhou
- A county-level city in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
- 2006 July 7, Keith Bradsher, “Hong Kong cardinal is a thorn to Beijing, a beacon for Vatican - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 July 2017, Asia Pacific:
- Bishop Jia Zhiguo was detained June 25 by officials from the religious affairs bureau in Jinzhou, a northern city in Hebei Province, said the Cardinal Kung Foundation, based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jinzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1452, column 3