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Henghuas

Henghuas is the plural of Henghua.

Meaning of Henghua

Noun

Henghua (plural Henghuas)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia) a person who traces his/her ancestry to Putian or the surrounding region
    • Apparently, a Henghua immigrant named Yeow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, who had apprenticed himself to an agent for British cycles, learned the business thoroughly, left his employer, and established his own shop. Inevitably, his own (Henghua) employees hived off likewise so that within half a century...2009, Philip A. Kuhn, Chinese Among Others: Emigration in Modern Times, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 48

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Questions about Henghuas

What is Henghuas the plural of?
Henghuas is the plural of Henghua.

Words near Henghuas in the dictionary

  1. Hengeveld
  2. Hengevelds
  3. hengeyokai
  4. Hengfeng
  5. Henghua
  6. Henghuas
  7. Henghwa
  8. Henghwas
  9. hengiform
  10. Hengist
  11. Hengoed

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