FOOCHOW

Meaning of FOOCHOW in English

/fooh"chow"/ ; Chin. /fooh"joh"/ , n.

1. Older Spelling. Fuzhou.

2. Also called Northern Min . a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Foochow. Cf. Min .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOOCHOW — geographical name see: Fuzhou
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOOCHOW — I. ˈfü|jō, -|chau̇ noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: from Foochow, China : a dialect of Chinese spoken in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOCHOW — — see Fuzhou
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOCHOW — Foochow BrE AmE ˌfuː ˈtʃaʊ —Chinese Fúzhōu [ 2 fu 1 ʈʂou ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOOCHOW — Function: geographical name ― see FUZHOU
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FUZHOU — or Foochow or Fu-chou or formerly Minhow geographical name city & port SE China capital of Fujian on Min River …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FUZHOU — or Fu-chou conventional Foochow formerly Minchow City (pop., 1999 est.: 1,057,372), capital of Fujian province, China. Located on the bank …
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TAN — I. ˈtan, -aa(ə)n verb ( tanned ; tanned ; tanning ; tans ) Etymology: Middle English tannen, from Middle French …
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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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FITZHUGH — ˈfitsˌ(h)yü sometimes ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: perhaps alteration of Foochow (Minhow), city in southeastern China …
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CHOW — (n.) A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- …
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NORTHERN MIN — Foochow (def. 2).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIN — /min/ , n. a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
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FUZHOU — /fyuu"joh"/ , n. Pinyin. a seaport in and the capital of Fujian province, in SE China, opposite Taiwan. 900,000. Also, …
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CHOW — add. ·noun a prefecture or district of the second rank in china, or the chief city of such a district; …
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SINO-FRENCH WAR — (188385), conflict between China and France over Vietnam, which disclosed the inadequacy of China's modernization efforts and aroused nationalistic sentiment …
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MIN LANGUAGES — Chinese spoken in Fukien sheng (province) and in parts of Kwangtung and Taiwan. The Min languages are divided into Northern …
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FU-CHOU — Pinyin Fuzhou, conventional Foochow city near the east-central coast of Fukien sheng (province), China. It is the capital of the …
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AN-P'ING — town, seaport, and district of T'ai-nan shih (municipality), southwestern Taiwan, the traditional outport for T'ai-nan. It is the oldest Chinese …
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FUZHOU — or Fu-chou conventional Foochow formerly Minchow City (pop., 1999 est.: 1,057,372), capital of Fujian province, China. Located on the bank …
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