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Yangtze River
(redirected from Changjiang River)

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Yang·tze River  (yngs, -ts, yängdz)
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Noun1.Yangtze River - the longest river of AsiaYangtze River - the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


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By September 1937, the main theatre of the war became the delta of the Changjiang River (formerly known as the Yangtse).
The very turbid nearshore plumes of the Amazon and Changjiang Rivers prevent primary productivity by severely limiting light penetration.
The China Changjiang Ship Management Bureau is the government department that manages shipping on China's busy Changjiang river, also known as the Yangtze.
 
 
 
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