Chinan

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A form of Jinan — A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jinan.

    According to a "Hsin Hua News Agency" report from Chinan, captial^([sic – meaning capital]) of Shantung Province, since last January, rainfall in most parts of the province decreased by 52 percent from the same period of previous years.

    Free China Weekly

    1981 May 17, “Drought in Shantung”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXII, number 19, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 3
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    Chinan, the Metropolis of the whole Province, is very large, and full of ſtately Houſes, having two Lakes within its Walls, out of which flow ſeveral little Streams through the whole City ; it is alſo adorned with ſeveral ſtately Temples.

    1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World, 3rd edition, page 439
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APA

Chinan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinan

MLA

“Chinan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinan.

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