Jinzhou

Jin·zhou
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/d͡ʒɪnˈd͡ʒoʊ/

proper noun

A district of Dalian, Liaoning, China.

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Meanings

Jinzhou1

proper noun

alternative Chin-chou

Jinzhou2

proper noun

alternative Chinchow · alternative Chin-chou

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

    Zhao Guoli, vice director of public security for an industrial park in Jinzhou city, was shot Friday after the Supreme People’s Court upheld his death sentence, the newspapers said.

    1997 May 10, “Chinese police officer executed for embezzling”, in AP News, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2023
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    But there still seemed to be some debate about whether backing down from Covid restrictions was the right approach. In the northeastern city of Jinzhou, in China’s Liaoning province, officials said that they had already begun to loosen some measures but still pushed back on deserting the “zero Covid” strategy.

    2022 December 2, Benjamin Mueller, Alexandra Stevenson, David Pierson, Keith Bradsher, Olivia Wang, “As Officials Ease Covid Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2022, The Coronavirus Pandemic

Jinzhou3

proper noun

alternative Chin-chou

  1. A county-level city of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.

    Bishop Jia Zhiguo was detained June 25 by officials from the religious affairs bureau in Jinzhou, a northern city in Hebei Province, said the Cardinal Kung Foundation, based in Stamford, Connecticut.

    2006 July 7, Keith Bradsher, “Hong Kong cardinal is a thorn to Beijing, a beacon for Vatican - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2017, Asia Pacific

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Jinzhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin金州
  2. EnglishJinzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金州 (Jīnzhōu).

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Jinzhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin錦州 /锦州
  2. EnglishJinzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 錦州 /锦州 (Jǐnzhōu).

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Jinzhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin晉州 /晋州
  2. EnglishJinzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 晉州 /晋州 (Jìnzhōu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 金州, 錦州 /锦州
  • 金州 (gam¹ zau¹)district
  • 錦州 /锦州 (gam² zau¹)prefecture-level city in Liaoning
Chinese Mandarin 金州, 錦州 /锦州
  • 金州 (Jīnzhōu)district
  • 錦州 /锦州 (Jǐnzhōu)prefecture-level city in Liaoning
  • 晉州 /晋州 (Jìnzhōu)county-level city in Hebei
Polish Jinzhou, Jinzhou
  • Jinzhoudistrict
  • Jinzhouprefecture-level city in Liaoning
  • Jinzhoucounty-level city in Hebei
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jinzhou,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jinzhou.

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