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定海
定海
Chinese
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stabilizing establishing |
the sea | ||
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simp. and trad. (定海) |
定 | 海 | |
Proper noun
定海
- (geography) Dinghai District (定海區) of the prefecture-level "city" of Zhoushan (舟山市) in Zhejiang, China, covering the western half of Zhoushan Island and some of the surrounding islands.
- (historical geography) Dinghai, the former separate city which served as the seat of the Zhoushan Archipelago's various governments.
- (historical geography) Dinghai County (定海縣), a former county of Zhejiang covering the Zhoushan Archipelago under the Ming, early Qing, Republic, and early People's Republic.
- (historical geography) Dinghai Subprefecture (定海直隸廳), a former division of Zhejiang covering the Zhoushan Archipelago under the late Qing.