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Harbin in British English
(hɑːˈbiːn, -ˈbɪn)
noun
a city in NE China, capital of Heilongjiang province on the Songhua River: founded by the Russians in 1897; centre of tsarist activities after the October Revolution in Russia (1917). Pop: 2 989 000 (2005 est)
Also called: Ha-erh-pinHarbin in American English
(ˈhɑrbɪn)
city in NE China, on the Songhua River; capital of Heilongjiang province: pop. 2,519,000
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