Nanking

n. seaport and city in eastern China located on the Yangtze River (currently known as Nanjing)

(Chinese: 南京; Romanizations: Nánjīng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal map spelling)) is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. In addition, the Republic of China claims it as its de jure capital.
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Noun
1. a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
(synonym) Nanjing
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC

n. Nanking, seaport and city in eastern China located on the Yangtze River (currently known as Nanjing)

n. Nanking, seaport and city in eastern China located on the Yangtze River (currently known as Nanjing)