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Nantao

Nantao proper noun: synonym of Nanshi.

nantao: synonym of Nanshi
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Proper noun

Nantao

  1. Synonym of Nanshi.
    • Those who have no intention of visiting the native city will get a better idea of it from this suburb of Nantao than from any Chinese street in the International Settlement.1904, C E Darwent, Shanghai: A Handbook for Travellers and Residents to the Chief Objects of Interest in and around the Foreign Settlement and Native City, →OCLC, page 106
    • Bombers over Nantao: the native city in the south rocks with terrific explosions.
      The capture of this city was an all-important step in the advance upon Nanking the capital.1937, 0:05 from the start, in Terror Strikes Deep in Nantao (Chinese flee as Japanese bomb Nantao (1937)), Grumont British News (British Pathé), archived from the original on 08 Sep 2022
    Synonyms:
    Nanshi

Synonyms of Nantao

Origin of Nantao

From 南頭／南头.

Questions about Nantao

What does Nantao mean?
Nantao means synonym of Nanshi.
What part of speech is Nantao?
Nantao is a proper noun.

Words near Nantao in the dictionary

  1. Nant-y-Bwch
  2. Nant-y-derry
  3. Nant-y-moel
  4. Nantah
  5. nantaimori
  6. Nantao
  7. nantee
  8. nanten
  9. nantenine
  10. nanterinone
  11. Nanterre

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