Yangtze

Definition: Yangtze

Yangtze

Noun

1. The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Yangtze

Crosswords: Yangtze

Books

• Halfhyde on the Yangtze (reference)

• Riding the Dragon's Back: The Race to Raft the Upper Yangtze (Laurel Expedition) (reference)

• Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China (Bluejacket Paperback Series) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Mutual of Omaha's Spirit of Adventure: Challenging China's Yangtze (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Yangtze River, Three Gorges section. Credit: CDC.

Fishermen and boats on Yangtze River in early morning fog. Credit: CDC.

The Yangtze River bridge at Nanking. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

This is particularly true of small, inland river ports along the Yangtze River. (references)

China's inland river ports, primarily on the Yangtze River, handle less traffic than do the coastal ports. (references)

The busiest ports in China are spread along the coast and the three largest river systems � the Yangtze, Zhujiang, and Heilongjiang rivers. (references)

Economic History

China

Water scarcity also is an issue; for example, severe water scarcity in Northern China is a serious threat to sustained economic growth and has forced the government to plan a largescale diversion of water from the Yangtze River to northern cities, including Beijing and Tianjin. (references)

China

Critics claim that erosion and silting of the Yangtze River threaten several endangered species, while Chinese officials say the dam will help prevent devastating floods and generate clean hydroelectric power that will enable the region to lower its dependence on coal, thus lessening air pollution. (references)

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Expressions using "Yangtze": Yangtze Kiang ♦ Yangtze River. Additional references.

Chinese 

扬子. (various references)

Dutch

Jangtsekiang (Yangtse-Kiang, Yangtze River). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

長江 (Changjiang River, Yangtze River), 揚子江 (Yangtze River), 江河 (large river, Yangtze and Yellow rivers). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

�"うが (chaste, elegant, large river, refined, Yangtze and Yellow rivers, Yellow river), ようす�"う (Yangtze River), ちょう�"う (auditing, blushing, bringing tribute, carver, Changjiang River, composure and dignity, engraver, favor, grace, indication, lecture attendance, lengthy consideration, lengthy lecture, omen, sculptor, sign, symptom, thickness, Yangtze River). (various references)

Pig Latin

yangtzeay

Portuguese

RioAzul (Yangtze River), IangtzeKiang (Yangtze River). (various references)

Russian 

янцзы. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: agent, tangy, yenta.

-3 letters: ante, etna, gaen, gane, gate, gaze, gent, geta, gnat, neat, tang, tyne, yang, yean, zany, zeta.

-4 letters: age, ane, ant, any, ate, aye, eat, eng, eta, gae, gan, gat, gay, gen, get, gey, nae, nag, nay, net, tae, tag, tan, tea, teg, ten, tye, yea, yen, yet, zag.

-5 letters: ae.

+5 letters: appetizingly.