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Jinsha.

A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.

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Meaning & usage

name/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/
  1. A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.

  2. A culture in prehistoric China, named for its type site, Jinsha.

  3. An archaeological site in Qingyang district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

  4. A county of Bijie, Guizhou, China.

  5. An urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Where this word comes from

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

name/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/
  1. A village in Nangan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.

Where this word comes from

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 津沙 (Jīnshā).

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