Hankow
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Samuel Pailthorpe King was born on April 13, 1916, in Hankow, China, the son of a commander of a United States Navy gunboat on the Yangtze River.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2010
Only cool weather prevented a full-scale epidemic in Hankow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Broiling sun beat down on Hankow, China last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Japanese newsorgans, paced by the potent Tokyo Nichi Nichi and Osaka Mainichi, last week made ready to cover the long-awaited fall of Hankow.
From Time Magazine Archive
The night before he left for Hankow, my father told us it was decided.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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