Nantong

Nan·tong
N1A1N1T1O1N1G2

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nan-t'ung · alternative Nantung

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China.
    1 more example

    The eastern Chinese city of Nantong, with a population of more than 7 million, has introduced a new rule to ban near-term resale of certain cheap homes in the latest step by authorities in the country to curb property market speculation. On Wednesday the government of Nantong, near Shanghai and a number of other port cities, said property buyers who have bought new homes at prices much lower than the market average are not allowed to resell their properties for five years.

    2019 December 25, Lusha Zhang, Ryan Woo, “China's Nantong city imposes five-year ban on resale of cheap homes to curb speculation”, in Kenneth Maxwell, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2019, Business News

Origin

  1. Mandarin南通
  2. EnglishNantong

From Mandarin 南通 (Nántōng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 南通
  • 南通a city in China
Chinese Mandarin 南通
  • 南通 (Nántōng)a city in China
Hungarian Nantung
  • Nantunga city in China
Japanese 南通
  • 南通 (Nantsū)a city in China
Korean 난퉁
  • 난퉁 (Nantung)a city in China
Russian Наньту́н
  • Наньту́н (Nanʹtún)a city in China
Thai หนานทง
  • หนานทง (năa ná-tong)a city in China
Vietnamese Nam Thông
  • Nam Thônga city in China

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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