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
Example Sentences
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A few days later a note was received at Foochow from Lu Sing-pan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Foochow, about 400 miles southwest from Shanghai in the Province of Fukien.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Foochow, the jump-off point for a Matsu invasion, the buildup is also apparent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other Red troops to the southeast had walked into Foochow practically unopposed and swung south toward Amoy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The city of Foochow is imposing with its fine wall of stone, and a long stone bridge called Wansuik'iao "the bridge of ten thousand years."
From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)
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