Hankow

British  

/ ˈhænˈkaʊ /

noun

1. a former city in SE China, in SE Hubei at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers: one of the Han Cities; merged with Hanyang and Wuchang in 1950 to form the conurbation of Wuhan

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Example Sentences

As per tradition, hundreds gathered in front of the old Hankow Customs House building, one of the city’s more popular New Year’s Eve spots.

From Reuters

Once the revolution began in earnest in Hankow, it was impossible to ignore it.

From Literature

I was always afraid that she’d streak out the front door sometime when it was open, and even though this was Hankow, not Wuchang, I didn’t want her outside.

From Literature

Many families had left Hankow and many had sent their children away for their education—to boarding school in Shanghai or to relatives back home in England or America—but at the Episcopalian Mission there were three girls, Nancy Little, Margaret Masters, and Isobel Wilbur, all a little younger but I didn’t mind that.

From Literature

The grandest street in Hankow was the Bund, which ran along beside the Yangtse River.

From Literature