- a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Hangzhou
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Hang•chow
(hang′chou′; Chin. häng′jō′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Names[Older Spelling.]Hangzhou.
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Hangchow n
Hang•zhou
(häng′jō′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
- Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Zhejiang province, in E China, on Hangzhou Bay. 1,100,000.
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Hangzhou /ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ/, Hangchow n
- a port in E China, capital of Zhejiang province, on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea), at the foot of the Eye of Heaven Mountains: regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world; seat of two universities (1927, 1959). Pop: 1 955 000 (2005 est)
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