Kuang-tung

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Guangdong: A populous province of China, located on the southern coast alt-of, alternative

    "42. The boat population of Canton, also called Tan-Ka otherwise Tan families,² is also known as Kün-lun slaves, and they are said to be connected with some native tribes in the north of the Kuang-tung province, consequently in proximity to the above Kün-lun mountains of Kuangsi."

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guangdong provincekwangtung

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"42. The boat population of Canton, also called Tan-Ka otherwise Tan families,² is also known as Kün-lun slaves, and they are said to be connected with some native tribes in the north of the Kuang-tung province, consequently in proximity to the above Kün-lun mountains of Kuangsi."

Etymology

From Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuang³-tung¹.

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