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Wusong

Syllables: Wu·song

Wusong proper noun: a subdistrict of Baoshan District in Shanghai, China.

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
    • If you sail a dozen miles to Wusong where the Huangpu converges with the Yangtze, you will see another side of Shanghai: a major port clogged with sleek steamers, rusty freighters, warships, barges and sailing junks.1984 March 4, Christopher S. Wren, “What's Doing in Shanghai”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 May 2011, Section 10, page 10

Forms of Wusong

alternative formWoosung

Origin of Wusong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 吳淞 /吴淞 (Wúsōng).

Questions about Wusong

What does Wusong mean?
Wusong means a subdistrict of Baoshan District in Shanghai, China.
What part of speech is Wusong?
Wusong is a proper noun.

Words near Wusong in the dictionary

  1. Wushan
  2. Wushi
  3. wushu
  4. Wusi
  5. Wusih
  6. Wusong
  7. wuss
  8. wuss out
  9. wussed
  10. wussed out
  11. wusser

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