Yangtze

Yangtze [ˈjæŋtsɪ ˈjæŋktsɪ]

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(Placename) the longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai province and flowing east to the East China Sea near Shanghai: a major commercial waterway in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. Work on the Yangtze dam near Yichang, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, began in 1994. Length: 5528 km (3434 miles) Also called Yangtze Jiang Chang Jiang Chang

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Yangtze - the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai Chang, Chang Jiang, Changjiang, Yangtze Kiang, Yangtze River 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