Yancheng

English

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Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 郾城 (Yǎnchéng).

Proper noun

Yancheng

  1. A district of Luohe, Henan, China.
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Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 鹽城盐城 (Yánchéng).

Proper noun

Yancheng

  1. A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China.
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Etymology 3

From Mandarin 鹽埕盐埕 (Yánchéng).

Proper noun

Yancheng

  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • 2021 October 14, Blanchard, Ben, “More than 40 feared dead in fire in southern Taiwan”, in Peter Graff, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 October 2021, Asia Pacific:
      The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung's Yancheng district in the early hours of the morning and was extinguished around dawn.
    • 2022 August 5, Hung, Hsueh-kuang; Lee Hsin-Yin, “Woman gets life imprisonment for Kaohsiung building fire that killed 46”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 05 August 2022, Society:
      The fire in the city's Yancheng District was the second deadliest building fire in Taiwan after a blaze at the Weierkang Club in Taichung that killed 64 people in February 1995.
    • 2022 September 24, “Festival kicks off in Kaohsiung to bring new life to old town”, in Focus Taiwan (Sponsored Content), archived from the original on 24 September 2022:
      A multi-day festival featuring exhibitions and music performances kicked off in Kaohsiung's Yancheng District on Saturday, bringing new life to a district known for its rich cultural and historical heritage.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Yancheng.
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