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Woosung

Woosung is the alternative spelling of Wusong.

Meaning of Wusong

Proper noun

Wusong

  1. A subdistrict of Baoshan District in Shanghai, China.
  2. (historical) A former name of the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai.
  3. (historical) A former name of the Wenzaobang in Shanghai.
  4. (historical) A port city on the lower Huangpu River near its confluence with the Yangtze, since merged with Shanghai.
    • Brown's last official discussions took place yesterday at a base of the East China fleet at Wusong, where Shanghai's Huangpu River meets the mighty Yangtze River near the East China Sea.1980 January 13, Jay Mathews, “Brown Ends China Visit That Improved Military Ties”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2020

Origin of Woosung

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 吳淞 /吴淞 (Wúsōng).

Questions about Woosung

What is Woosung the alternative spelling of?
Woosung is the alternative spelling of Wusong.

Words near Woosung in the dictionary

  1. Wooster
  2. Woosterian
  3. Woosterism
  4. Woosterisms
  5. Woosterite
  6. Woosung
  7. woosy
  8. woot
  9. Wootan
  10. Wootans
  11. Wooten

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Woosung (page history and authors); Wusong (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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