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Guangzhou

//ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ// name

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  1. 1
    A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

    "The Chinese side of the border, Shumchun, is a long building—a combination reception house, customs office, and dining facility. We were guided down corridors, past dining rooms crowded with businessmen noisily enjoying lunch before the train for Guangzhou pulled out."

Etymology

Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”).

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