SWATOW

Meaning of SWATOW in English

Function: geographical name

― see SHANTOU

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SWATOW — geographical name see: Shantou
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWATOW — I. ˈswä|tau̇ noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : the Chinese dialect of Swatow, China, and vicinity II. adjective …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWATOW — /swah"tow"/ , n. Older Spelling. Shantou.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWATOW — — see Shantou
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWATOW — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Shan-t'ou, or (Pinyin) Shantou, city in eastern Kwangtung sheng (province), southern China. Swatow lies on the coast of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWATOW — Swatow BrE AmE ˌswɑː ˈtaʊ —Chinese Shàntóu [ 4 ʂan 2 t h ou ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWATOW — г. Сватоу г. Шаньтоу
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWATOW — (0) сватоу
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SWATOW — г. Сватоу г. Шаньтоу
Англо-Русский географический словарь
SWATOW WARES — various types of porcelain produced mostly in Fukien province, southeastern China, during the 16th and 17th centuries. Most pieces were …
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SHANTOU — or Swatow geographical name city & port SE China in E Guangdong on South China Sea population 578,630
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHINESE — I. (ˈ)chī|nēz, -ēs adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: China + English -ese 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOK-LO — ˈhȯ(ˌ)klō, ˈhä(- noun ( plural hok-lo or hok-los ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Cant), man from Fukien, from hok …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHANTOU — /shahn"toh"/ , n. Pinyin. a seaport in E Guangdong province, in SE China. 400,000. Also, Swatow .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ) — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ching-chi T'e-ch, or (Pinyin) Jingji Tequ, in late 20th-century China, any of several localities in which foreign and …
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YAU, SHING-TUNG — born April 4, 1949, Swatow, China Chinese-born mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1983 for his work in …
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SINGAPORE STRAIT — channel extending for 65 miles (105 km) between the Strait of Malacca (west) and the South China Sea (east). The …
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MEI-CHOU — Pinyin Meizhou, formerly Mei-hsien, Pinyin Meixian, city in northeastern Kwangtung sheng (province), China. It is situated on the north bank …
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KWANGTUNG — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kuang-tung, (Pinyin) Guangdong, sheng (province) of South China. It is the southernmost of the mainland provinces and constitutes …
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HAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Han Shui, Pinyin Han Shui, one of the most important tributaries of the Yangtze River of China. It …
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CHINA SEA
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CH'AO-CHOU — formerly Ch'ao-an, Pinyin Chaozhou, or Chao'an, city in eastern Kwangtung sheng (province), China. It is at the head of the …
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