"Shandong" meaning in English

See Shandong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃænˈdɔŋ/, /ʃɑn-/, /-ˈdɒŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山東/山东 (Shāndōng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|山東}} 山東, {{bor|en|cmn|山東}} Mandarin 山東/山东 (Shāndōng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shandong
  1. A coastal province of China, part of the East China region. Capital: Jinan Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Shandong Categories (place): Places in China, Provinces of China, Shandong Derived forms: Shandong Peninsula Related terms (Autonomous regions): Guangxi · Inner Mongolia · Ningxia · Tibet Autonomous Region · Xinjiang Related terms (Municipalities): Beijing · Tianjin · Shanghai · Chongqing Related terms (Provinces): Anhui · Fujian · Guangdong · Gansu · Guizhou · Henan · Hubei · Hebei · Hainan · Heilongjiang · Hunan · Jilin · Jiangsu · Jiangxi · Liaoning · Qinghai · Sichuan · Shandong · Shaanxi · Shanxi · Taiwan · Yunnan · Zhejiang (english: claimed) Related terms (Special administrative regions): Hong Kong · Macau Translations (province of China): شَانْدُونْغ (šandunḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), Շանդուն (Šandun) (Armenian), 山東 (Chinese Cantonese), 山东 (english: saan¹ dung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 山東 (Chinese Mandarin), 山东 (Shāndōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Šan-tung (Czech), შანდუნი (šanduni) (Georgian), შანტუნგი (šanṭungi) (Georgian), Σαντόνγκ (Santóngk) (Greek), Σαντούνγκ (Santoúngk) (Greek), Santung (Hungarian), 山東 (Santō) (alt: さんとう) (Japanese), 산둥 (Sandung) (Korean), Šaņduna (Latvian), Šandongas (Lithuanian), ᦌᦱᧃᧈᦷᦑᧂᧈ (saan¹tong¹) (), Шандунг (Šandung) (Macedonian), ᡧᠠᠨᡩᡠᠩ (šandung) (Manchu), शान्टुन्ग (śānṭunga) (Marathi), 𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭 (Šantung, Šandung) (Old Turkic), Xantungue [masculine] (Portuguese), Шаньду́н (Šanʹdún) [masculine] (Russian), شەندۇڭ (shendung) (Uyghur), Sơn Đông (Vietnamese), Sanhdungh (Zhuang)

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "Šaņduna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "Šandongas"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "saan¹tong¹",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "ᦌᦱᧃᧈᦷᦑᧂᧈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Šandung",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "Шандунг"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "šandung",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "ᡧᠠᠨᡩᡠᠩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "śānṭunga",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "शान्टुन्ग"
    },
    {
      "code": "otk",
      "lang": "Old Turkic",
      "roman": "Šantung, Šandung",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Xantungue"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Šanʹdún",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Шаньду́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "shendung",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "شەندۇڭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "Sơn Đông"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "province of China",
      "word": "Sanhdungh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shandong"
}

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