Nanchang

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Nanchang¹

Where it comes from

c. 1600s, from the Mandarin 南昌 (Nánchāng, “Southern Prosperity”).

proper noun Nancham · Nan-tchang · Nan-ch'ang · Nanch'ang

  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Jiangxi, China. But whilſt he was beſieging this City, there came, unfortunately, a new Army of Tartars from the Imperiall City of Peking , which had order to recover this Province of Kiangſi; and therefore Kinus was forced to raiſe his Siege to oppoſe their entrance by the Northern parts of the Country; And at fir
  2. A county of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
  3. A village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

Nanchang²

Where it comes from

From the Mandarin 南漳 (Nánzhāng).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Nanzhang Another representative, from Nanchang county, said: "Our worker brothers work harder than we do, and are genuinely meritorious. We must learn from them."

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name a city in southeastern China

한국어남창 Namchang
日本語南昌 Nanshō
中文南昌 Nánchāng
हिन्दीनानचांग nāncāṅg
РусскийНаньча́н Nanʹčán, Ганьцзя́н Ganʹczján
Tiếng ViệtNam Xương
العربيةنَانْتْشَانْغ nantšānḡ

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@misc{nanchang_2026,
  title = {Nanchang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nanchang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}