AMOY

Meaning of AMOY in English

/ah moy", am"oy/ , n.

1. Xiamen.

2. a Fukienese dialect spoken in and around Xiamen, as well as on Taiwan and Hainan.

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AMOY — I. noun Date: 1904 the dialect of Chinese spoken in and near Xiamen (~) in southeastern China, II. geographical name …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMOY — I. (ˈ)ä|mȯi, (ˈ)a|- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Amoy, China : of or from Amoy, China : of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMOY — n. city in eastern China, Xiamen; Chinese dialect spoken in and around the city of Xiamen and in Fukien province
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AMOY — I. ä-ˈmȯi, a-, ə- noun Date: 1904 : the dialect of Chinese spoken in and near Xiamen (Amoy) in southeastern …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMOY — [Amoy] n (1904): the dialect of Chinese spoken in and near Amoy in southeastern China
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMOY — Wade-Giles romanization Hsia-men, Pinyin Xiamen, city and port on the coast of southern Fukien sheng (province), China. Amoy is situated …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMOY — Amoy BrE AmE ə ˈmɔɪ ɑː-, æ- —Chinese Xiàmén [ ⁴ɕja ²mən ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMOY — г. Амой г. Сямынь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMOY — (n) Амой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AMOY — г. Амой г. Сямынь
Англо-Русский географический словарь
AMOY — n. Function: geographical name ― see XIAMEN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMOY — n. Pronunciation: ä- ' mo ̇ i, a-, ə - Function: noun Date: 1904 : the dialect of Chinese spoken …
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SMELL — amoy (Noun) baho;bakag;simhot;simhut;simhuta
English-Visayan vocabulary
XIAMEN — or Hsia-men or Amoy geographical name city & port SE China in S Fujian on two islands population 308,000
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRIAD — Term used variously for secret societies in Qing-dynasty China (and sometimes earlier), for modern Chinese crime gangs, and for crime …
Английский словарь Британика
BRATTAIN, WALTER H(OUSER) — born Feb. 10, 1902, Amoy, China died Oct. 13, 1987, Seattle, Wash., U.S. U.S. scientist. His American parents brought him …
Английский словарь Британика
TEA — I. ˈtē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Amoy) t'e; akin to Chinese (Pekingese) ch'a 2 tea 1. a. : …
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CUMSHAW — I. noun also cum·sha ˈkəmˌshȯ ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Amoy) kam sia & (Pekingese) kan 3 eh 4 grateful …
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CHINESE — I. (ˈ)chī|nēz, -ēs adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: China + English -ese 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic …
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SEKHWAN — ˈseˌkwän noun ( plural sekhwan or sekhwans ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Amoy dialect) : one of the distinct …
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PEKOE — ˈpēˌkō also chiefly Brit ˈpeˌ- noun ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Amoy) pek-ho, from pek white + …
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HOK-LO — ˈhȯ(ˌ)klō, ˈhä(- noun ( plural hok-lo or hok-los ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Cant), man from Fukien, from hok …
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CONGOU — ˈkäŋ(ˌ)gō, -gü noun also con·go -gō ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Chinese (Amoy) kong-hu expenditure of time and effort, …
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AMOYESE — |äˌmȯi|ēz, |aˌ-, -ēs, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural amoyese ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a native or inhabitant of Amoy, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XIAMEN — /shyah"muen"/ , n. Pinyin. 1. an island near the Chinese mainland in the Taiwan Strait. 2. a seaport on this …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUKIENESE — /fooh"kye neez", -nees"/ , n. a group of Chinese dialects, including Amoy and Taiwanese, spoken in Fukien province in southeastern …
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YUNG-AN — Pinyin Yong'an, town in central Fukien sheng (province), China. Situated on the Sha River, a southern tributary of the Min …
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SAN-MING — Pinyin Sanming, city in west-central Fukien sheng (province), China. San-ming lies along the Sha River, a southern tributary of the …
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FUKIEN — Wade-Giles romanization Fu-chien, Pinyin Fujian, sheng (province), in the People's Republic of China. It is located along China's southeast coast, …
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CHIU-LUNG RIVER — Wade-Giles romanization Chiu-lung Chiang, Pinyin Jiulong Jiang river in southeastern Fukien province, China. The Chiu-lung River rises in the mountains …
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CHENG CH'ENG-KUNG — born Aug. 28, 1624, Hirado, Japan died June 23, 1662, Taiwan Pinyin Zheng Chenggong, Western name Koxinga, or Coxinga pirate …
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CHANG-CHOU — also called Lung-ch'i, Pinyin Zhangzhou, or Longxi, city in southeastern Fukien Province (sheng), China. The city is situated on the …
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CH'UAN-CHOU — also spelled Chan-chow, Pinyin Quanzhou port and city, eastern coastal Fukien sheng (province), China. Ch'an-chou is situated on the north …
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