Yangchow
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Yangzhou. alt-of, alternative
"With the opening of Yangchow the Mission had struck out in a new direction, for that city was situated on the northern section of the Grand Canal, which in those days, before the sea-route had become popular, was the highroad from the south to Peking and the northern provinces."
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More examples"With the opening of Yangchow the Mission had struck out in a new direction, for that city was situated on the northern section of the Grand Canal, which in those days, before the sea-route had become popular, was the highroad from the south to Peking and the northern provinces."
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 揚州／扬州 (Yángzhōu).
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