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Jilin (Cheenese: 吉林Template:; , Template:IPA-cmn; Postal map spellin: Kirin), is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. The name was transliteratit tae Kirin afore staundardization tae pinyin.

The name "Jilin" probably oreeginates frae Girin ula ᡤᡳ᠍ᡵᡳ᠌ᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meanin "alang the river"; this wis transcribed intae Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Cheenese, then shortened tae Jilin.[1] The literal meaning of the Chinese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".

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