Kwangchow

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwæŋˈtʃaʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwäng′chō′, kwang′-; Chin. gwäng′jō′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kwang•chow  (kwäng′chō′, kwang′-; Chin. gwäng′jō′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names[Older Spelling.]Canton.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kwangchow /ˈkwæŋˈtʃaʊ/ n
  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Guangzhou
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Guang•zhou  (Chin. gwäng′jō′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
  1. Place NamesCanton.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Guangzhou /ˈɡwæŋˈdzəʊ/, Kwangchow n
  1. a port in SE China, capital of Guangdong province, on the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River): the first Chinese port open to European trade. Pop: 3 881 000 (2005 est)Also called: Canton
'Kwangchow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Guangzhou - canton

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