Ezhou
Syllables: E·zhou/ˌʌˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Ezhou proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
Proper noun
Ezhou
- A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
- Tienlin said to me that in the district of Yochow and Ochow [Wuchang], the poor farmers as a rule raise only two sons and one daughter, and kill babies at birth beyond this number.[1947 [1083], Su Tung-po, “Letter to Chu Kang-shu, Chief Magistrate of Ochow”, in Lin Yutang, Rhoda Hoff, editors, China: Adventures in Eyewitness History, Henry Z. Walck, published 1965, →LCCN...
- The neighboring city of Huanggang, which has a population of roughly 6 million, said it would join Wuhan’s quarantine from midnight on Thursday. The nearby city of Ezhou, home to 1 million people, has also shut down its railway stations.2020 January 23, Adam Taylor, “Wuhan: The Chinese mega-city at the center of coronavirus outbreak”, in The Washington Post (Asia section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- Synonyms:
- Wu-chang
Synonyms of Ezhou
Forms of Ezhou
| alternative misspelling | E'zhou |
|---|---|
| alternative form | O-chou |
Origin of Ezhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂州 (Èzhōu).
Questions about Ezhou
- What does Ezhou mean?
- Ezhou means a prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
- What part of speech is Ezhou?
- Ezhou is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ezhou?
- Ezhou is pronounced /ˌʌˈd͡ʒoʊ/.
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