Süchow

[ Chinese sy-joh ]

/ Chinese ˈsüˈdʒoʊ /

noun Older Spelling.

Xuzhou.

Definition for suchow (2 of 2)

Xuzhou

or Hsü·chou, Sü·chow

[ shy-joh ]

/ ˈʃüˈdʒoʊ /

noun Pinyin.

a city in N Jiangsu province, in E China.

Formerly Tongshan.

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Examples from the Web for suchow

An incident connected with the surrender of Suchow, however, left a lasting stain upon his character.
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He declined, however, to take any decoration or reward from the emperor for his services at the capture of Suchow.
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With this support Li gained numerous victories leading to the surrender of Suchow and the capture of Nanking.
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British Dictionary definitions for suchow (1 of 2)

Süchow

/ (ˈʃuːˈtʃaʊ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xuzhou

British Dictionary definitions for suchow (2 of 2)

Xuzhou

Hs-chou or Schow

/ (ˈʃuːˈdʒəʊ) /

noun

a city in N central China, in NW Jiangsu province: scene of a decisive battle (1949) in which the Communists defeated the Nationalists. Pop: 1 662 000 (2005 est)

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