Tianjin

Tian·jin  (tyänjn) also Tien·tsin (tyntsn)

A city of northeast China near the Bo Hai southeast of Beijing. It developed rapidly after becoming a treaty port in 1860 but was badly damaged (1900) during the Boxer Rebellion. Today it is a major industrial center. Population: 5,090,000.

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Tianjin [ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn], Tientsin, T'ien-ching

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(Placename) an industrial city in NE China, in Hebei province, on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop.: 4 835 327 (1999 est.)

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Tianjin - a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China T'ien-ching, Tientsin 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