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Jilin

/d͡ʒiːˈlɪn/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉林 (Jílín), from Manchu ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ (girin).

proper noun Ji Lin · Chi-lin

A province of China. Capital: Changchun. His homeland was in Chilin province, and his village was located more than four thousand li (about thirteen hundred miles) from Mount Wutai.
A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China. The northeast Chinese city of Jilin is imposing fresh restrictions on travel in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, with six new cases reported on Tuesday.[…] Jilin is the second largest city of Jilin province, which borders North Korea and Russia. It will now temporarily suspend departing
Similar: Kirin

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name city in China

日本語	吉林
हिन्दी	जीलिन jīlin
Русский	Гири́н Girín
Tiếng Việt	Cát Lâm

name province of China

한국어	지린 Jirin, 길림 gillim
日本語	吉林 Kitsurin
中文	吉林 Jílín
हिन्दी	जीलिन jīlin
Português	Jilin
Ελληνικά	Τζιλίν Tzilín
Русский	Цзили́нь Czilínʹ, Гири́н Girín
Tiếng Việt	Cát Lâm
العربية	جِيلِين jilīn

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@misc{jilin_2026,
  title = {Jilin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jilin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}