Nanzhili

Nan·zhi·li
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proper noun

A former Chinese province of the Ming Dynasty which contained the capital of Nanjing, later renamed Jiangnan by the Qing Dynasty and divided into Jiangsu and Anhui under the Qianlong Emperor.

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Jiangnan
OriginMandarin 南直隸 /南直隶 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nan-chih-li · alternative Nanchihli

  1. historicalA former Chinese province of the Ming Dynasty which contained the capital of Nanjing, later renamed Jiangnan by the Qing Dynasty and divided into Jiangsu and Anhui under the Qianlong Emperor.

    Synonyms: Jiangnan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former Chinese province of the Ming Dynasty which contained the capital of Nanjing, later renamed Jiangnan by the Qing Dynasty and divided into Jiangsu and Anhui under the Qianlong Emperor.

Similar
Jiangnan
Also see
jiangnannanjing

Origin

  1. Mandarin南直隸 /南直隶
  2. EnglishNanzhili

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 南直隸 /南直隶 (Nánzhílì).

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

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

Chicago

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

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