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Wu-ch'ang

Wu-ch'ang is the alternative form of Wuchang.

Meaning of Wuchang

Proper noun

Wuchang

  1. A district of Wuhan, Hubei, China.
    • The Metropolis Vuchang, lieth on the Southern Shore of the River Kiang, though ſomewhat diſtant, but may be gone to in Boats along Channels, convey'd thither out of the River.[1671, Arnoldus Montanus, translated by John Ogilby, Atlas Chinensis, London: Tho. Johnson, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 517
  2. Former name of Ezhou, a city in eastern Hubei in China.

Origin of Wu-ch'ang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 武昌 (Wu³-chʻang¹).

Questions about Wu-ch'ang

What is Wu-ch'ang the alternative form of?
Wu-ch'ang is the alternative form of Wuchang.

Words near Wu-ch'ang in the dictionary

  1. wu gok
  2. Wu Han
  3. wu kok
  4. wu wei
  5. Wu'an
  6. Wu-ch'ang
  7. Wu-ch'ia
  8. Wu-ch'ing
  9. Wu-ch'uan
  10. Wu-chang
  11. Wu-chiang

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wu-ch'ang (page history and authors); Wuchang (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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