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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to the Fuzhounese language Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Former name of Fuzhou.
2. 2
   Fuzhou language (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family) Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Synonyms

All synonyms

foochow

Etymology

From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).

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