Shantou

American

[shahn-toh] / ˈʃɑnˈtoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Swatow

noun

Pinyin.

a seaport in eastern Guangdong province, in southeastern China.

Shantou British

/ ˈʃænˈtaʊ /

noun

Also called: Swatow. a port in SE China, in E Guangdong near the mouth of the Han River: became a treaty port in 1869. Pop: 1 356 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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In 2007, he took a job teaching journalism at China’s Shantou University.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

Shantou Limei International Ltd., which makes children’s toys in the city of Shantou, expects sales to fall 30% this year because of delays and costlier shipping.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Last month, a delegation from the Vatican traveled to China and met Bishop Peter Zhuang Jianjian, 88, who presides over the church in Shantou in the southern province of Guangdong.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018

In 2007, after he finished his final reporting tour in Baghdad, he moved to China to take up a post as a journalism teacher at Shantou University.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2012

A Shantou official told Reuters by telephone on Wednesday that there had been injuries but no deaths.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2011

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