jingzhou
/ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
name
An economic and technological development zone in Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
Example Sentences
- "The Reaſon why the Tartars have built a Citadel here is, becauſe it is a Rule with them to be Maſters of a City whoſe Situation renders it of Importance. It is a common Saying, that when one is poſſeſs'd of Kin-chew, he has the Key of China in his Hands."
- "Chingchou Prefecture, comprising several counties in Hupei Province, suffered a disastrous three years, and its tribulations were not unique. Massive floods rolled over one county in 1830, drowning hundreds of thousands and befouling the rice fields with sand. The dikes restraining the Yangtze River collapsed in a neighbouring county in 1831 and half the population starved to death. In 1832, the prefectural capital suffered a severe famine while, elsewhere in Chingchou, cholera struck down tens of thousands and the normal autumnal floods were unprecedently severe."
- "He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province."
- "Guokui, a Chinese flatbread, stars at this new Greenwich Village spot.[…]The restaurant’s owners, a group of Chinese entrepreneurs, wanted to introduce the version made in Jingzhou City, in Hubei Province, to a wider audience."
- "Jingzhou District is located in south-central Hubei Province. It has an area of 1,046 k㎡ and a population of 572,052 (yearend est.). The district is composed of three sub-districts, seven towns and a provincial economic development zone (Jingzhou Chengnan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 荊州