Foshan

[fuhsh-ahn]

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in S central Guangdong province, in SE China, near Canton.

Also Fatshan.

Formerly Nanhai.

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Foshan is a town in the neighbourhood of Canton, and happened to be the scene of Colonel Chesney's ill usage.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2
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British Dictionary definitions for foshan

Foshan

Fatshan

noun

a city in SE China, in W Guangdong province. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est)Also called: Namhoi

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