Anch’ing
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a city in S Anhui province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.
noun
a city in E China, in SW Anhui province on the Yangtze River: famous seven-storeyed pagoda. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)
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