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Vinony

Zhaotong

proper noun

  1. prefecture-level city in Yunnan, China
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 昭通 (Zhāotōng).

  1. A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

    “Military chieftains of three Communist "military regions" (Chengtu, Kunming and Canton) and five provincial “military districts” (Szechwon^([sic – meaning Szechwan]), Tibet, Yunnan, Kweichow and Kwangsi) held a joint conference last September in Chaotung, Yunnan, to discuss measures to be taken against the guerrilla forces.”

    “The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles) at around 8:30 a.m. (GMT). Most of the deaths were in Zhaotong City, the Xinhua state news agency reported.”