Etymology

Jiading

Jia·ding
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Today it means: A district of Shanghai, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 嘉定
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from嘉定
  2. English todayJiading

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嘉定 (Jiādìng, literally “Commendable Order”), after one of the era names under Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty.

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