Zhangjiakou
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Zhang·jia·kou
(jäng′jyä′kō′) also Kal·gan (käl′gän′) A city of northeast China near the Great Wall northwest of Beijing.
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Zhangjiakou
(ˈdʒæŋˈdʒjækəʊ) ,Changchiakow
orChangchiak'ou
n
(Placename) a city in NE China, in NW Hebei province: a military centre, controlling the route to Mongolia, under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Pop: 973 000 (2005 est). Former names: Wanchüan or Kalgan
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Zhang•jia•kou
(ˈdʒɑŋˈdʒyɑˈkoʊ)also Changchiak'ou
n.
a city in NW Hebei province, in NE China. 605,906.
Formerly, Kalgan. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.