Kuang-chou

//ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated spelling of Guangzhou.

    "At present the metropolitan area of Kuang-chou City alone comprises some 1,500,000 people or twice that of the Sung period for all of the two provinces."

Example

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"At present the metropolitan area of Kuang-chou City alone comprises some 1,500,000 people or twice that of the Sung period for all of the two provinces."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization Kuang³-chou¹ of Mandarin 廣州 (Guǎngzhōu).

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