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Calque from Chinese 縣級市／县级市 (xiànjíshì, literally “county-level city”)
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county-level city
Today it means: An administrative division of China immediately below the prefecture level. Full definition →
Today it means: An administrative division of China immediately below the prefecture level. Full definition →
Calque from Chinese 縣級市／县级市 (xiànjíshì, literally “county-level city”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.