Jingzhou

See also: Jīngzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Kingchow (Postal Romanization)
• Kin-tcheou (19th century romanization)
• Ching-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 荊州 / 荆州 (Jīngzhōu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Proper noun

Jingzhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Hubei, China.
   • [1738, “PROVINCE VI. HU-QUANG.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet‎^[1], volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. Du Halde, →OCLC, page 100:

     The Reaſon why the Tartars have built a Citadel here is, becauſe it is a Rule with them to be Maſters of a City whoſe Situation renders it of Importance. It is a common Saying, that when one is poſſeſs'd of Kin-chew, he has the Key of China in his Hands.]

   • 2020 February 22, “Coronavirus survivor recounts fear, confusion”, in France 24‎^[2], archived from the original on 10 March 2020‎^[3]:

     He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province.

   • 2020 August 11, Florence Fabricant, “A Filled Chinese Flatbread Comes to Manhattan”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on August 11, 2020, Off the Menu‎^[5]:

     Guokui, a Chinese flatbread, stars at this new Greenwich Village spot. […] The restaurant’s owners, a group of Chinese entrepreneurs, wanted to introduce the version made in Jingzhou City, in Hubei Province, to a wider audience.

2. A district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
   • 2013 August 29, “Administrative Division”, in Jingzhou China‎^[6], archived from the original on 21 September 2023‎^[7]:

     Jingzhou District is located in south-central Hubei Province. It has an area of 1,046 k㎡ and a population of 572,052 (yearend est.). The district is composed of three sub-districts, seven towns and a provincial economic development zone (Jingzhou Chengnan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province).

3. An economic and technological development zone in Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

Synonyms

• (historical) Jingsha

Translations

prefecture-level city, district and economic and technological development zone in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 荊州 / 荆州 (zh) (Jīngzhōu)

• Hungarian: Csingcsou (hu)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can