Chang·chun
(chäng′cho͝on′) Formerly Hsin·king (shĭn′kĭng′, -gĭng′) A city of northeast China south-southwest of Harbin. It was the capital of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo from 1932 until 1945. Changchun is the capital of Jilin province.
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Changchun
(ˈtʃæŋˈtʃʊn) or Ch'ang Ch'un
n (Placename) a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)
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Chang•chun
(ˈtʃɑŋˈtʃʊn)
n. the capital of Jilin province, in NE China. 2,110,000.
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