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Nantong

American  
[nahn-tawng] / ˈnɑnˈtɔŋ /
(Wade-Giles) Nantung

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in southeastern Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang.


Nantong British  
/ ˈnænˈtʌŋ /

noun

  1. a city in E China, in Jiangsu province on the Yangtze estuary. Pop: 898 000 (2005 est)

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Huang, 44, said that if his business is no longer feasible in Shanghai, he’ll move back to his hometown of Nantong, a smaller city in nearby Jiangsu province.

From The Wall Street Journal

If he can’t make a living in Nantong either, he said, “I’ll just have to live off my parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the staff are from the nearby city of Nantong and have worked here for more than 20 years.

From BBC

Living with her parents in Nantong, a city in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, Shi said she will try her luck again during the busier fall recruitment period, and likely expand her search into other industries.

From Los Angeles Times

The company in June launched a new factory focusing on processed foods such as cooked chicken and pre-made Chinese cuisine in the eastern Chinese city of Nantong and another that focuses on frozen and heat-processed foods in the central Chinese city of Xiaogan, the website showed.

From Reuters