Yangtze

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjæŋtsɪ/, /ˈjæŋktsɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yang′sē′, -tsē′; Chin. yäng′tse′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Yang•tze  (yang′sē′, -tsē′; Chin. yäng′tse′),USA pronunciation n. 
    [Older Spelling.]See Chang Jiang. Also called Yang′tze′ Kiang′  (kyäng).USA pronunciation 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Yangtze /ˈjæŋtsɪ; ˈjæŋktsɪ/ n
  1. the longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai province and flowing east to the East China Sea near Shanghai: a major commercial waterway in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The Three Gorges dam near Yichang, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, was begun in 1994 and the dam was completed in 2003, with filling taking several years thereafter. Length: 5528 km (3434 miles)Also: Yangtze Kiang, Chang Jiang, Chang
'Yangtze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anhui - Anqing - Chang - Chongqing - Dongting - Grand Canal - Guizhou - Han - Han Cities - Hankow - Hanyang - Hunan - Jiangsu - Nanjing - Nantong - Shanghai - Sichuan - Wanxian - Wuhan - Wuhu - Yichang - Zhenjiang - Chang Jiang

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