Etymology

Nanchang

Nan·chang
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Jiangxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 南昌
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Nanchang · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from南昌“Southern Prosperity”
  2. English todayNanchang

c. 1600s, from the Mandarin 南昌 (Nánchāng, “Southern Prosperity”).

Nanchang · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from南漳
  2. English todayNanchang

From the Mandarin 南漳 (Nánzhāng).

Words from the same roots

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Nanzhang

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