Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Hegang, Heilongjiang, China.
- A county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
Less than a year later in Dongshan County (about 60 miles southwest of Xiamen), rumors spread that the chemical plant would be relocated there instead, only to spark another wave of protests.
2010, Elizabeth C. Economy, “China: The Great Leap Backward?”, in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 7th edition, CQ Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 317
Origin
- Mandarin東山 /东山
- EnglishDongshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東山 /东山 (Dōngshān).
More words from Mandarin
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Chinese Mandarin 東山 /东山
- 東山 /东山 (Dōngshān)county
Polish Tungszan
- Tungszancounty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Dongshan
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APA
Dongshan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongshan
MLA
“Dongshan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongshan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dongshan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongshan.
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