nanjing

noun Pinyin.

1. a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.

noun Pinyin.

1. a maritime province in E China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). Capital: Nanjing.

noun

1. a port in E central China, capital of Jiangsu province, on the Yangtze River: capital of the Chinese empire and a literary centre from the 14th to 17th centuries; capital of Nationalist China (1928–37); site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university (1928). Pop: 2 806 000 (2005 est)

noun

1. a province of E China, on the Yellow Sea: consists mostly of the marshy delta of the Yangtze River, with some of China’s largest cities and most densely populated areas. Capital: Nanjing. Pop: 74 060 000 (2003 est). Area: 102 200 sq km (39 860 sq miles)

City in eastern China on the Yangtze River, northeast of Shanghai; an industrial and transportation center.