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Changchow

British  
/ ˈtʃæŋˈtʃaʊ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhangzhou

  2. former spellings of Changzhou

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Su was born in 1036 in Meishan, Szechuan province, in western China, died in 1101 in Changchow on the east coast, nearly 25 years before the conquest of northern China by the Khitans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another big eater was Chou Yi-han of Changchow, who fried a ghost.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Tayan was evacuated two days after the fall of Changchow, leaving Nankin alone in their hands.

From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger

Bayan now returned from a campaign in Mongolia to resume the chief conduct of the war, and he signalized his return by the capture of Changchow.

From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger

Changchow had consequently to be approached systematically by trenches, in the construction of which the Chinese showed themselves very skillful.

From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger

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