- a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhangjiakou
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Zhang•jia•kou
(jäng′jyä′kō′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
- Place Namesa city in NW Hebei province, in NE China: capital of the former Qahar province. 1,000,000.
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a city in NE China, in NW Hebei province: a military centre, controlling the route to Mongolia, under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Pop: 973 000 (2005 est)
Former names: Wanchüan, Kalgan
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