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Chungking

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Chung·king  (chngkng, jnggng)
See Chongqing.
Chungking [ˈtʃʊŋˈkɪŋ ˈtʃʌŋ-], Ch'ung-ch'ing [ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ ˈtʃʌŋ-]
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(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Chongqing
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Noun1.ChungkingChungking - a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
Chongqing
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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