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Noun

1. 1
   In Canton, a range of buildings adjoining the foreign factories, owned by the hong merchants and used for their meetings. obsolete

Synonyms

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council hall

Etymology

Perhaps from council; perhaps from a Chinese word, kung-su, denoting a public hall.

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