Jiangdong

Jiang·dong
J8I1A1N1G2D2O1N1G2
/d͡ʒɑŋ.dɒŋ/

proper noun

The Sixty-Four Villages East of the River in Amur Oblast, Russia.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe Sixty-Four Villages East of the River in Amur Oblast, Russia.

    In July 1900, Russia slaughtered the Chinese residents in Hailanpao and in the 64 villages of Jiangdong.

    2018, Wan Wang, Xing Li, “The Heilongjiang (Amur) River in Sino-Russian relations: from conflict towards cooperation”, in Water International, volume 43, number 5, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    Subsequently, they conducted a campaign of mass expulsion and slaughter at No. 64 village in Jiangdong, and more than 2,000 persons perished as a result.

    1991, From the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement, volume 2, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 263

    Occupation of the Sixty-four Villages of Jiangdong, Heilongjiang Province was compiled by the Amateur Theoretical Group of Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers in Heihe Region and the Historical Geography group of the Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

    2022, Russia in the Indo-Pacific: New Approaches to Russian Foreign Policy, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://www.google.com/books/edition/Russia_in_the_Indo_Pacific/0HJKEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PT230

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江東/江东 (Jiāngdōng).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 江東 /江东
  • 江東 /江东 (Jiāngdōng)community
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APA

Jiangdong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangdong

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“Jiangdong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangdong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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