Etymology

Shandong

Shan·dong
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Today it means: A coastal province in eastern China. Capital: Jinan. Full definition →

Mandarin 山東 /山东
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from山東 /山东
  2. English todayShandong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山東 /山东 (Shāndōng).

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