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定海

Mandarin · pinyin Dìng hǎi

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市 Zhōu shān shì, Zhejiang
Qing dynasty name of 舟山市

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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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4–3 · Ding4 hai3

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(～區) Dinghai (a district of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China), encompassing the western half of Zhoushan Island and some of the surrounding islands
(historical) Dinghai (a former city in China), the former separate city which served as the seat of the Zhoushan Archipelago's various governments
(～縣) (historical) Dinghai (a former county of Zhejiang, China), encompassing the Zhoushan Archipelago under the Ming, early Qing, Republic, and early People's Republic
(～直隸廳) (historical) Dinghai Subprefecture, a former division of Zhejiang encompassing the Zhoushan Archipelago under the late Qing

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