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Ockseu

Ockseu proper noun: synonym of Wuqiu.

Proper noun

Ockseu

  1. Synonym of Wuqiu.
    • The Lamyet (or Nanjeih) islands are situated to the northeastward of Chinchew bay, the nearest distant about forty miles. The mainland, leaving its usual northeastern direction, runs out due east for above thirty miles, and the first of the Lamyet islands lies off the easternmost point of it. From...[1837 May, “Coast of China: the division of it into four portions ; brief description of the principal places on the southeastern, eastern, and northeastern portions.”, in The Chinese Repository...
    • At 1.35 we made the island of Ockseu, a capital landfall, and very satisfactory in every way ; for the sky was too much overcast to get an observation, and the currents hereabouts are strong and variable.1879, Anna Brassey, “The Inland Sea”, in A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam': Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months, 6th edition, Toronto: Rose-Belford Publishing, →OCLC, page 369
    Synonyms:
    Wuqiu

Synonyms of Ockseu

Origin of Ockseu

From Eastern Min 烏坵嶼 (ŭ kiŭ sê̤ṳ) and/or Hokkien 烏坵嶼 (O͘-khiu sū), possibly a contraction.

Questions about Ockseu

What does Ockseu mean?
Ockseu means synonym of Wuqiu.
What part of speech is Ockseu?
Ockseu is a proper noun.

Words near Ockseu in the dictionary

  1. ockies
  2. Ockler
  3. Ocklers
  4. Ockley
  5. ockro
  6. Ockseu
  7. ocky
  8. ocky strap
  9. ocky straps
  10. OCL
  11. oclacitinib

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