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Hankou

American  
[hang-kou, hahn-koh] / ˈhæŋˈkaʊ, ˈhɑnˈkoʊ /
Older Spelling, Hankow

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.


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At the Hankou funeral home on the outskirts of Wuhan, an intermittent stream of mourners and hearse drivers were arriving on Sunday.

From Reuters • Jan. 1, 2023

Dr. Chang, the physician at Wuhan’s Hankou Hospital, said he went to the warehouse because a donor had sent the hospital 10,000 N95 respirators.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2020

The metropolis was formed from three ancient cities - Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang - at the meeting of the Yangtze and Han rivers that grew together.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2020

The market is less than a mile from the Hankou train station, one of Wuhan’s biggest transportation hubs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2020

That spring, he made his way to Jingmen to retrieve his pear seeds and baggage, and then took a steamer down the Yangtze back to Hankou.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2018

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