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Kwangtung

//ˈkwɑŋˈtʊŋ// name

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  1. 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."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng).

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