Jiamusi

Jia·mu·si
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proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chia-mu-ssu · alternative Kiamusze

  1. A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China.

    In northeastern China, a passenger train collided with a coal-loaded truck early Thursday, killing the train driver and injuring 10 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The incident happened at a railway crossing in Jiamusi city in Heilongjiang province.

    2013 October 24, “2 dead, 62 injured in China train collisions”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023
    1 more example

    Approximately 140,000 Korean troops have participated in training and combat action with the Chinese Communist forces in one of three categories: (a) the Korean Volunteer Army, which was formed from Koreans in Communist-held China and Manchuria during 1945-46; (b) USSR-trained Koreans, who were transferred from north Korea and were integrated into the Korean Volunteer Army or Chinese Communist Army to gain combat experience; and (c) USSR-trained Koreans, who participated in training at Chiamussu, Manchuria, or attended the officer’s candidate school at Lungchingtsun, Manchuria.

    [1950 September 18, “Fourth Report of the United Nations Command Operations in Korea, for the Period August 16-31, 1950”, in The Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History, volume III, ABC-CLIO, published 2010, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1206, column 2

Origin

  1. Mandarin佳木斯
  2. EnglishJiamusi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī)

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Translations

Arabic جْيَامُوسِي
  • جْيَامُوسِي (jyamusī)a city of China
Chinese Cantonese 佳木斯
  • 佳木斯 (gaai¹ muk⁶ si¹)a city of China
Chinese Mandarin 佳木斯
  • 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī)a city of China
Japanese 佳木斯, ジャムス
  • 佳木斯 (Jamusu, Chamusu)a city of China
  • ジャムス (Jamusu)a city of China
  • チャムス (Chamusu)a city of China
Korean 자무쓰
  • 자무쓰 (Jamusseu)a city of China
Russian Цзямусы́
  • Цзямусы́ (Czjamusý)a city of China
Vietnamese Giai Mộc Tư
  • Giai Mộc Tưa city of China
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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