Harbin

[ hahr-bin ]
/ ˈhɑrˈbɪn /

noun Pinyin.

a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
Formerly Pinkiang.

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Heilongjiang
[ hey-lawng-jyahng ]
/ ˈheɪˈlɔŋˈdʒyɑŋ /

noun Pinyin.

a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
Also Older Spelling, Hei·lung·kiang [hey-loo ng-gyahng] /ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈgyɑŋ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for harbin (1 of 2)

Harbin
/ (hɑːˈbiːn, -ˈbɪn) /

noun

a city in NE China, capital of Heilongjiang province on the Songhua River: founded by the Russians in 1897; centre of tsarist activities after the October Revolution in Russia (1917). Pop: 2 989 000 (2005 est) Also called: Ha-erh-pin

British Dictionary definitions for harbin (2 of 2)

Heilongjiang

Heilungkiang (ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈkjæŋ, -kaɪˈæŋ)

/ (ˈheɪˈlʊŋdʒaɪˈæŋ) /

noun

a province of NE China, in Manchuria: coal-mining, with placer gold in some rivers. Capital: Harbin. Pop: 38 150 000 (2003 est). Area: 464 000 sq km (179 000 sq miles)