Chengchow

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Zhengzhou. alt-of, dated

    "On August the 18th in the afternoon we reached the city of Chengchow, situated but a few miles south of the Yellow River. I and my new boy alighted here with our luggage and our outfit for a new expedition."

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"On August the 18th in the afternoon we reached the city of Chengchow, situated but a few miles south of the Yellow River. I and my new boy alighted here with our luggage and our outfit for a new expedition."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鄭州／郑州 (Zhèngzhōu).

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