Foochow
Americannoun
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Older Spelling. Fuzhou.
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Also called Northern Min. a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Fuzhou.
noun
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The Church Missionary Society in London cabled Consul Martin at Foochow to pay the ranson instanter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Red surface craft have moved south of Wenchow, and are operating from small ports between Wenchow and Foochow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides the missionaries who visited Foochow, other travelers speak of finding groups of underground Christians in many villages and cities.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bubonic plague broke out in Foochow, and in north China was apparently moving on Peiping and Tientsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the earliest converts to Christianity in South China was Hü Yong Mi, the son of a military mandarin of Foochow.
From Notable Women of Modern China by Margaret E. Burton
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