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Heilongjiang

/ˌheɪlʊŋˈd͡ʒjɑːŋ/ · name

Meaning

  1. Alternative form of Heilong Jiang, the Amur River: a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China.
  2. A province in northeastern China. Capital: Harbin.

Etymology / origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 黑龍江 /黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng).

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