Ningbo

Ning·bo
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/nɪŋˈbəʊ/

proper noun

A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

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Yinxian
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ningpo · alternative Ning-po · alternative Ning-Po

  1. A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

    Congestion off China's top two container ports Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a container terminal in Ningbo where a COVID-19 case was detected this week.

    2021 August 12, Muyu Xu, Gavin Maguire, “Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID-19 cases”, in Kim Coghill, David Evans, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2021, China
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    The containers were shipped from the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo to Piraeus by sea, and were then transported to Budapest in two trains that reached on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, according to China's official People's Daily newspaper.

    2017 February 8, “New land-sea route opens between China and central Europe”, in EFE, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2017

    Synonyms: Yinxian

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

Similar
Yinxian

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波/宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

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Translations

Arabic نِينْغْبُو
  • نِينْغْبُو (ninḡbū)a city of China
Chinese Cantonese 寧波 /宁波
  • 寧波 /宁波 (ning⁴ bo¹)a city of China
Chinese Mandarin 寧波 /宁波
  • 寧波 /宁波 (Níngbō)a city of China
Finnish Ningbo
  • Ningboa city of China
French Ningbo
  • Ningboa city of China
Hungarian Ningpo
  • Ningpoa city of China
Japanese 寧波
  • 寧波a city of China
Korean 닝보, 녕파
  • 닝보a city of China
  • 녕파 (Nyeongpa)a city of China
Polish Ningbo
  • Ningboa city of China
Portuguese Liampó
  • Liampóa city of China
Russian Нинбо́
  • Нинбо́ (Ninbó)a city of China
Vietnamese Ninh Ba
  • Ninh Baa city of China

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Ningbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ningbo

MLA

“Ningbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ningbo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ningbo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ningbo.

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