Leizhou
Syllables: Lei·zhou
Leizhou proper noun: a peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
Proper noun
Leizhou
- A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- Total China, a subsidiary of France's Compagnie Fran,caise des Petroles, said today that it had discovered significant hydrocarbon shows at the site of its first well off the China coast.
The well is 12 miles west of China's Leizhou peninsula.1981 February 19 [1981 February 18], “China Offshore Oil Hint”, in The New York Times, sourced from AP, Paris, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section D, page 8
- Total China, a subsidiary of France's Compagnie Fran,caise des Petroles, said today that it had discovered significant hydrocarbon shows at the site of its first well off the China coast.
- A county-level city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- APRIL 28, GUANGDONG PROVINCE
Chen Kangbing, 33, broke into a primary school in Leizhou, Guangdong province, and stabbed 16 students and one teacher with a knife. He had been laid off as a teacher at a nearby school district.2010 May 12, Lucy Hornby, Huang Yan, “Factbox: Attacks on Chinese schools this year”, in Jeremy Laurence, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 May 2022, World News
- APRIL 28, GUANGDONG PROVINCE
Synonyms of Leizhou
Forms of Leizhou
| alternative form | Lei-chou |
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Origin of Leizhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu).
Questions about Leizhou
- What does Leizhou mean?
- Leizhou means a peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- What part of speech is Leizhou?
- Leizhou is a proper noun.
Words near Leizhou in the dictionary
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