Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of eastern China south of Shanghai on Hangzhou Bay. It was a treaty port following the Opium War (1839–1842).

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  • proper noun A port city in the Zhejiang province of China

Etymologies

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From: Mandarin tranquil; peaceful + waves

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Examples

  • Situated in Ningbo, China, the University of Nottingham’s new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) is a welcome addition to the landscape as well as

    SIEEB Solar Energy-Efficient Building in Beijing | Inhabitat 2007

  • A 48-year-old writer and poet using the pseudonym Li Hong, Zhang was arrested on 6 September in Ningbo, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, and was charged with “incitement to subvert the state’s authority.”

    September 2006 2006

  • A 48-year-old writer and poet using the pseudonym Li Hong, Zhang was arrested on 6 September in Ningbo, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, and was charged with “incitement to subvert the state’s authority.”

    Shuffle and Repeat 2006

  • While early this year, customs in Ningbo, in East China’s Zhejiang Province, seized 1,340 sewing machines falsely branded with the Butterfly trademark.

    Report: China Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods Pays Off | Impact Lab 2006

  • And when they weren’t discussing catastrophic discounts, they were whispering about the recent alleged kidnapping and ransom of a British scrap trader who had come to China to collect money from a state-owned scrap processor in Ningbo.

    Scrapped 2008

  • And when they weren’t discussing catastrophic discounts, they were whispering about the recent alleged kidnapping and ransom of a British scrap trader who had come to China to collect money from a state-owned scrap processor in Ningbo.

    Scrapped 2008

  • It is pushing deeper into the "second-tier" cities those that may not have registered on your radar screen with just 4m to 6m people, such as Ningbo and further into the hinterland of Hubei

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Tung Hing's sweeping view of the city of Fuzhou, Tong Chung's of Ningbo, and Lai Afong's of Wuzhou illustrate how this photographic method of mapping a landscape integrated the aesthetics of scroll painting with mechanical picture-making.

    Chinese Behind the Lens Richard B. Woodward 2011

  • The group also said Friday it plans to build a new plant in Ningbo, southern China to keep up with growth in the country as part of the group's €14-billion $17.8 billion global investment program.

    Volkswagen Brand Sales Surge As China Demand Matches Europe's Matthew Curtin 2012

  • The carrier said it will add 40 weekly flights by the end of the year from its Singapore hub, including new flights to Beijing, Hanoi and Ningbo, China.

    Jetstar to Invest in Fleet, Expand Flights Gaurav Raghuvanshi 2011

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