Changzhou

or Ch'ang·chou

[ chahng-joh ]

nounPinyin.
  1. a city in S Jiangsu province, in E China.

  • Formerly (Pinyin) Wu·jin, (Wade-Giles) Wu·chin, (Older Spelling) Wu·tsin [Chinese woo-jin] /Chinese ˈwuˈdʒɪn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Changzhou

Changzhou

/ (tʃæŋdʒəʊ) /


noun
  1. a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)

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