Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
A pipeline transporting ammonia at a chemical factory in Shilong district of Pingdingshan city ruptured at around 6.30am yesterday.
2015 September 19, Nectar Gan, “Children cough blood and animals die as Chinese factory leaks ammonia”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2024, China
Origin
- Mandarin石龍 /石龙
- EnglishShilong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石龍 /石龙 (shílóng).
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Chinese Cantonese 石龍 /石龙
- 石龍 /石龙district
Chinese Mandarin 石龍 /石龙
- 石龍 /石龙 (Shílóng)district
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Cite this entry
APA
Shilong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shilong
MLA
“Shilong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shilong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shilong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shilong.
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