Swatow
/ (ˈswɒˈtaʊ) /
a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shantou
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How to use Swatow in a sentence
Hindered from returning to Swatow, I now decided to join these brethren in the Ningpo work, and set out at once upon the journey.
A Retrospect | James Hudson TaylorI mention Hongkong only to make more clear my description of Swatow, its northern neighbor.
A Tour of the Missions | Augustus Hopkins StrongSwatow is the third port in the amount thus obtained, itself furnishing two to three millions of the aggregate result.
A Tour of the Missions | Augustus Hopkins StrongIt is the converging point of all the trade that reaches Swatow from a hundred miles to the south and the west.
A Tour of the Missions | Augustus Hopkins StrongChao-yang is a larger city than Swatow; the Chinese count it as containing a population of three hundred thousand.
A Tour of the Missions | Augustus Hopkins Strong
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