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Tien·tsin

 (tyĕn′tsĭn′)
See Tianjin.
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Tientsin

(ˈtjɛnˈtsɪn)
n
(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Tianjin
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Tian•jin

(ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn)

also Tientsin



n.
a port in E Hebei province, in NE China. 5,770,000.
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Noun1.Tientsin - a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow SeaTientsin - a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
Tianjin, T'ien-ching
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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