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江南 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jiangnan name A roughly defined area of China always including the lands south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang, sometimes inclusive of its cultural sphere north of the river and sometimes extending south as far as Guangdong.

Senses

江南 is used for these senses in English:

  • Jiangnan A roughly defined area of China always including the lands south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang, sometimes inclusive of its cultural sphere north of the river and sometimes extending south as far as Guangdong.
  • Kōnan A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

jiangnan — full definition

  1. name A roughly defined area of China always including the lands south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang, sometimes inclusive of its cultural sphere north of the river and sometimes extending south as far as Guangdong.
  2. name A province of Qing-era China, now divided into Jiangsu and Anhui.

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