|a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhenjiang|
city and port, southern Jiangsu sheng (province), China, situated on the southern bank of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). It was capital of the province in 1928-49. Pop. (2002 est.) 536,137; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 854,000.
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