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
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
Foreign observers last week estimated that at least 60% of the machinery from the steel, iron, rice, flour and oil plants in the Hankow area had been moved into the interior.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a fervent, patriotic convention at Hankow, Chinese political leaders of all factions again pledged unanimous loyalty to Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before going up the gangplank, I turned around and looked at Hankow.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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