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Chang-chia-k'ou

Chang-chia-k'ou is the alternative form of Zhangjiakou.

Meaning of Zhangjiakou

Proper noun

Zhangjiakou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
    • Sure of his superiority, Chiang launched a countrywide offensive to establish his supremacy. In October, his troops occupied the important North China city of Changchiakou (Kalgan) and a number of other cities evacuated by the People's Liberation Army in accordance with its strategy of not holding...[1977, Jack Chen, “The Kuomintang's Last Gamble”, in The Sinkiang Story, New York; London: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.; Collier Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 253
    Synonyms:
    Kalgan

Origin of Chang-chia-k'ou

From Mandarin 張家口 /张家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chia¹-kʻou³.

Questions about Chang-chia-k'ou

What is Chang-chia-k'ou the alternative form of?
Chang-chia-k'ou is the alternative form of Zhangjiakou.

Words near Chang-chia-k'ou in the dictionary

  1. Chang'an
  2. Chang'an Avenue
  3. chang'd
  4. Chang'e
  5. Chang-ch'iao
  6. Chang-chia-k'ou
  7. Chang-chou
  8. Chang-hai
  9. Chang-hua
  10. Chang-hwa
  11. changa

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