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Chang-chou

Chang-chou is the alternative form of Zhangzhou.

Meaning of Zhangzhou

Proper noun

Zhangzhou

  1. A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.
    • ``It looked as if the winds would carry you away the minute you stepped outside,″ the newspaper quoted Ding Jianmu, an official with the city government in Zhangzhou, another Fujian city, as saying.
    • Seven people in Zhangzhou were killed by collapsing buildings and walls. Another five died in Xiamen and 18 were killed in the nearby city of Quanzhou.1999 October 11, “Typhoon Leaves 30 Dead in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022
    Synonyms:
    Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu, Lungki

Origin of Chang-chou

From Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chou¹.

Questions about Chang-chou

What is Chang-chou the alternative form of?
Chang-chou is the alternative form of Zhangzhou.

Words near Chang-chou in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chang-chou (page history and authors); Zhangzhou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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