Kwangchow

/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/

Synonyms for "kwangchow" (2 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: canton, guangzhou.
  • Sentence evidence is available for kwangchow, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

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2 entries
cityurban settlement

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2 entries
capital cityport city

Collocations

6 entries
Kwangchow cityKwangchow harborKwangchow mapsKwangchow portKwangchow tradeKwangchow treaty

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Red Guards whom he met in Peking, Shanghai, and Kwangchow were bright and cheerful and full of self-confidence, and he could explain this by the fact that they are children of peasant soldiers who have become a sort of privileged class since the establishment of the Communist regime.

Source: wiktionary

Although foreign companies are beginning to have an opportunity to show their products in China through national industrial fairs in Peking, negotiation for as much as one-half of all China's foreign trade is done at Kwangchow. Business firms interested or engaged in trade with China should make a point of attending these fairs regularly.

Source: wiktionary

Faced with the evolving situation, in September 1962 the Soviet government decided to close the consulates general of the USSR in Harbin and Shanghai, and then the offices of the trade representatives of the USSR in Dal’nyy, Shanghai, and Kwangchow (Canton), and the “Sovfrakht” agencies in Chinese railroad stations in Manchouli (Lupin) and Tsinan.

Source: wiktionary

During our five days in Kwangtung Province in southern China, we visited Chung Shan County, an area of high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer, and the city of Kwangchow, where a tumor institute and tumor hospital are affiliated with the Chung Shan Medical College. […] The Chung Shan County Hospital is located in the county seat of Shih-ch’i, which is about 70 km south of Kwangchow on the Pearl River delta.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "kwangchow"?

Closest matches include canton, guangzhou.

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