Kwangtung
//ˈkwɑŋˈtʊŋ// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Guangdong. alt-of, alternative
"Nan Yueh is the old Kingdom of Co-chin-China which in A.D. 222 was divided into Chiao-Chou or Tonquin and what is now the area covered by Kwangtung and Kwangsi."
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More examples"Nan Yueh is the old Kingdom of Co-chin-China which in A.D. 222 was divided into Chiao-Chou or Tonquin and what is now the area covered by Kwangtung and Kwangsi."
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng).
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