Jingzhou

See also: Jīngzhōu

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 荊州荆州 (Jīngzhōu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Proper noun

Jingzhou

  1. A prefecture-level city in Hubei, China.
    • [1738, “PROVINCE VI. HU-QUANG.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. Du Halde, →OCLC, page 100:
      The Reaſon why the Tartars have built a Citadel here is, becauſe it is a Rule with them to be Maſters of a City whoſe Situation renders it of Importance. It is a common Saying, that when one is poſſeſs'd of Kin-chew, he has the Key of China in his Hands.]
    • 2020 February 22, “Coronavirus survivor recounts fear, confusion”, in France 24, archived from the original on 10 March 2020:
      He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province.
    • 2020 August 11, Florence Fabricant, “A Filled Chinese Flatbread Comes to Manhattan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on August 11, 2020, Off the Menu:
      Guokui, a Chinese flatbread, stars at this new Greenwich Village spot. [] The restaurant’s owners, a group of Chinese entrepreneurs, wanted to introduce the version made in Jingzhou City, in Hubei Province, to a wider audience.
  2. A district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
    • 2013 August 29, “Administrative Division”, in Jingzhou China, archived from the original on 21 September 2023:
      Jingzhou District is located in south-central Hubei Province. It has an area of 1,046 k㎡ and a population of 572,052 (yearend est.). The district is composed of three sub-districts, seven towns and a provincial economic development zone (Jingzhou Chengnan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province).
  3. An economic and technological development zone in Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

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