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Chi⋅lin

[Chin. jee-lin]
–noun Wade-Giles.
Jilin.

Ji⋅lin

[jee-lin]
–noun Pinyin.
1. a province in NE China, N of the Yalu River. 17,890,000; 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Capital: Changchun.
2. a port city in this province, on the Songhua River: a former provincial capital. 720,000.
Also, Chilin, Kirin.
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Chi·lin   (jē'lĭn')   
See Jilin.
Ji·lin also Chi·lin   (jē'lĭn')   
  1. A province of northeast China bordering on North Korea. Extensive timberlands have long been important to the province's economy. Changchun is the capital. Population: 26,800,000.

  2. A city of northeast China east of Changchun. Founded in 1673, it is now a commercial and industrial center. Population: 1,240,000.

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