Fu-chien

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Fujian. alt-of, alternative

    "We know that Italians were trading in the Black Sea ports, and the Arabs in the ports of southern China- in Fu-chien and Kuang-tung. Zayton (Ch'üan-chou in Fu-chien?) is mentioned by Marco Polo as 'the greatest port in the world'."

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"We know that Italians were trading in the Black Sea ports, and the Arabs in the ports of southern China- in Fu-chien and Kuang-tung. Zayton (Ch'üan-chou in Fu-chien?) is mentioned by Marco Polo as 'the greatest port in the world'."

Etymology

From Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn) Wade–Giles romanization: Fu²-chien⁴.

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