Shantou
Syllables: Shan·tou
Shantou proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
Proper noun
Shantou
- A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
- A typical example was that of Shantou Special District in Kwangtung where in “full implementation” of party policies all the cadres from the brigades had been sent to the “front line of production” to lead the masses in spring planting and a total labour force of 2.42 million for the whole...1967, Gargi Dutt, Rural Communes in China, Organizational Problems, New York: Asia Publishing House, →OCLC, pages 111–112
- A fire at a lingerie factory killed 14 people in Shantou, a city in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangdong, on Tuesday, official news media said.2012 December 4, Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Garment Factory Fire Kills 14 in Guangdong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2012, Asia Pacific
- Synonyms:
- Swatow
Shantou meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
Shantou in Arabic
- a city of China
- شَانْتُو šantū
Shantou in Thai
- a city of China
- ซัวเถา suua-tǎo
Shantou in Vietnamese
- a city of China
- Sán Đầu
Synonyms of Shantou
Forms of Shantou
| alternative form | Shan-t'ou |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Shant'ou |
Origin of Shantou
From Mandarin 汕頭／汕头 (Shàntóu).
Questions about Shantou
- What does Shantou mean?
- Shantou means a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
- What is Shantou in Arabic?
- Shantou in Arabic is شَانْتُو (šantū). See Shantou meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Shantou?
- Shantou is a proper noun.
Words near Shantou in the dictionary
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