Yangzhou

//jæŋˈd͡ʒoʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

    "Yangzhou fried rice"

Example

More examples

"Jiangsu Jinfangyuan manufactures machine tools for sheet metal processing, and is said to be the Chinese market leader for punching and bending machines. The company, which is based in Yangzhou, was privatized in 1997 and currently employs about 700 people. Sales reached about 70 million euros ($94.7 million) last year."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 揚州 /扬州 (Yángzhōu).

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