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Yangpu.

A district of Shanghai, China.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/jɑŋpu//jæŋpu/
  1. A district of Shanghai, China.

Where this word comes from

From the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 楊浦 /杨浦 (Yángpǔ, literally “Poplar Bank”), a 1950 clipping of earlier 楊樹浦 /杨树浦 (Yángshùpǔ, literally “Poplar Tree Bank”), after the name of a creek that formerly ran through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd.

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