Etymology

Ningde

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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Fujian, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 寧德 /宁德
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from寧德 /宁德
  2. English todayNingde

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寧德 /宁德 (Níngdé).

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