- a province of NE China, in central Manchuria. Capital: Changchun. Pop: 27 040 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 000 sq km (72 930 sq miles)
- Also called: Chi-lin /ˈtʃiːˈlɪn/ a river port in NE China, in N central Jilin province on the Songhua River. Pop: 1 496 000 (2005 est)
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Ji•lin
( jē′lin′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
- Place Namesa province in NE China, N of the Yalu River. 17,890,000;
72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Cap.: Changchun. - Place Namesa port city in this province, on the Songhua River: a former provincial capital. 720,000.
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Jilin /ˈdʒiːˈlɪn/, Kirin n
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