Nanling

Nan·ling
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proper noun

A county of Wuhu, Anhui, China.

OriginMandarin 南陵 →
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Meanings

Nanling1

proper noun
  1. A county of Wuhu, Anhui, China.

    According to The Paper, a news website, Mr. Liu was arrested early Friday at his home in Nanling County in the eastern province of Anhui.

    2017 August 17, Amy Qin, “Chinese Novelist Is Arrested in 4 Murders From 2 Decades Ago”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2017, Asia Pacific
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    The outbreak killed 80 of 459 hogs on a farm in Nanling county in Wuhu city, with the remaining 379 culled, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Thursday. The farm is 350 km (217 miles) directly west of Shanghai.

    2018 August 30, Elias Glenn, Josephine Mason, “China reports fifth case of African swine fever”, in Mark Potter, Richard Pullin, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2024, World

Nanling2

proper noun

alternative Nan Ling

  1. Nan Mountains; Nanling Mountains

Origin

Nanling · proper noun

  1. Mandarin南陵
  2. EnglishNanling

From Mandarin 南陵 (Nánlíng).

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Nanling · proper noun

  1. Mandarin南嶺 /南岭
  2. EnglishNanling

From Mandarin 南嶺 /南岭 (Nánlǐng).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 南陵, 南嶺 /南岭
  • 南陵 (Nánlíng)county
  • 南嶺 /南岭 (Nánlǐng)mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan
French Nanling
  • Nanlingmountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan
German Nanling-Gebirge, Nan Ling
  • Nanling-Gebirgemountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan
  • Nan Lingmountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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