seaport in NE China: capital of Hebei province: pop. 8,970,000
See Tianjin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tyänˈjĭnˈ) also Tien·tsin(tyĕnˈtsĭnˈ)
A city of northeast China near the Bo Hai southeast of Beijing. It developed rapidly after becoming a treaty port in 1860 but was badly damaged (1900) during the Boxer Rebellion. Today it is a major industrial center. Population: 5,090,000.