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Hongkew

Hongkew proper noun: synonym of Hongkou.

Proper noun

Hongkew

  1. Synonym of Hongkou.
    • Later this strip between the canal and the walls became the site of the French concession, while the American settlement (Hongkew) grew up on the northern side of the Soochow Creek.1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 345, column 2
    • Almost invariably, the least affluent lived in an area of the International Settlement called Hongkew, a riverside section also heavily populated by Japanese. This was primarily a commercial area, not grand international commerce as on the Bund, but local trading: farmers' markets, hat shops...1979, Marvin Tokayer, Mary Swartz, The Fugu Plan: the Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews during World War Two, published 1996, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 64
    Synonyms:
    Hongkou

Examples of Hongkew in a sentence

  • Almost invariably, the least affluent lived in an area of the International Settlement called Hongkew, a riverside section also heavily populated by Japanese.1979, Marvin Tokayer, Mary Swartz, The Fugu Plan: the Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews during World War Two, published 1996...
  • Alone and friendless, Jack Riley is holed up in the Young Allen apartments on the Chapoo Road, Hongkew.2018, Paul French, City of Devils, Picador, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 11:

Synonyms of Hongkew

Origin of Hongkew

From Shanghainese 虹口 (3hhon kheu).

Questions about Hongkew

What does Hongkew mean?
Hongkew means synonym of Hongkou.
How do you use Hongkew in a sentence?
Almost invariably, the least affluent lived in an area of the International Settlement called Hongkew, a riverside section also heavily populated by Japanese.
What part of speech is Hongkew?
Hongkew is a proper noun.

Words near Hongkew in the dictionary

  1. hongi
  2. hongied
  3. hongiing
  4. hongis
  5. hongkelin
  6. Hongkew
  7. Hongkie
  8. Hongkies
  9. Hongkong
  10. Hongkonger
  11. Hongkongers

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