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Kwang-chow

UK/kwæŋˈt͡ʃəʊ/US/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/

Kwang-chow proper noun: dated spelling of Guangzhou.

Proper noun

Kwang-chow

  1. Dated spelling of Guangzhou.
    • Fâ-hien kept his retreat on board the ship. They took a course to the north-east, intending to fetch Kwang-chow.1886, James Legge, transl., A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 113
    • They insisted on changing the scheduled route suddenly and wanted to go to Kwang-chow [Canton].[…]
    • On the day the delegation visited the 20th Chinese Export Commodities Fair in Kwang-chow, they were informed by their guide that China had established trade relations with more than 120 countries and regions in the world and that over 6,000 visitors from more than 60 countries and regions had...1969, F. Robert Paulsen, editor, Changing Dimensions in International Education, Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113

Phrases with Kwang-chow

Questions about Kwang-chow

What does Kwang-chow mean?
Kwang-chow means dated spelling of Guangzhou.
What part of speech is Kwang-chow?
Kwang-chow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kwang-chow?
Kwang-chow is pronounced /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (US).

Words near Kwang-chow in the dictionary

  1. Kwamera
  2. kwan
  3. KwaNdebele
  4. Kwando
  5. Kwang
  6. Kwang-chow
  7. Kwang-chow Foo
  8. kwanga
  9. kwangas
  10. Kwangchow
  11. Kwangchowan

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