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Swatow

British  
/ ˈswɒˈtaʊ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shantou

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I found it moving to walk among the temples and tiny shop houses of Chinatown, a reminder of the melancholy lives of its Cantonese, Swatow, Hakka and Hokkien settlers.

From New York Times • May 16, 2011

The U. S. destroyer, unmolested, stayed at Swatow.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British seconded the U. S. by not only keeping the Thanet at Swatow but by sending the Scout to join her.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last summer the Japanese Navy warned a U. S. destroyer out of China's port of Swatow.

From Time Magazine Archive

During some months I made voyages on the north-east coast of China, from Hong-Kong to Swatow, Amoy, Foo-chow, and Shanghae.

From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.