Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast China south-southwest of Harbin. It was the capital of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo from 1932 until 1945. Changchun is the capital of Jilin province.
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- proper noun A sub-provincial
city innortheastern China ; capital ofJilin Province.
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Examples
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CONAN: Here's an email from Ward (ph) in Changchun, China: I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly.
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In aerials in Changchun, China, Kelly Hilliman led the U.S. women with a ninth-place finish, while Jeret "Speedy" Peterson maintained his World Cup lead by finishing 10th.
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Ltd., established in 2004, is seated in Changchun which is a traditional optical base.
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A spokeswoman for the Changchun city government declined to comment on whether authorities plan to open a criminal investigation.
Coke Says China Juice Drinks Aren't Toxic Laurie Burkitt 2011
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Nevertheless, Coca-Cola has pulled all Minute Maid Pulpy Super Milky drinks from shop shelves in Changchun, and the strawberry-flavored variety from the entire province.
Coke Says China Juice Drinks Aren't Toxic Laurie Burkitt 2011
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China Daily/Reuters A fisherman carried the biggest fish caught during a winter fishing event on the frozen surface of Shitoukoumen Reservoir in Changchun, China's Jilin province Sunday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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When I ask what plans he has for future projects, John tells me that he's been invited to propose a large-scale work for a new sculpture garden in Changchun, China, said to be the biggest of its kind in the world.
Darby Roach: Sculptor John T. Young, Turning Swords into Plowshares Darby Roach 2011
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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Some bottles of Pulpy Super Milky drinks remained on shelves in a supermarket in Changchun on Dec. 2.
Coke Says China Juice Drinks Aren't Toxic Laurie Burkitt 2011
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When I ask what plans he has for future projects, John tells me that he's been invited to propose a large-scale work for a new sculpture garden in Changchun, China, said to be the biggest of its kind in the world.
Darby Roach: Sculptor John T. Young, Turning Swords into Plowshares Darby Roach 2011
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Coca-Cola spokeswoman Joanna Price said Friday that authorities in Changchun, the capital of Jilin, had pinpointed two bottles of the strawberry-flavored variety of the drink as the source of the poisoning.
Coke Says China Juice Drinks Aren't Toxic Laurie Burkitt 2011
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