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Kwangchow

Kwangchow

8.4
An old spelling of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in southern China
  • proper noun
  • /kwɑːŋˈtʃaʊ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : Kwangchow
  • Many exporters in Kwangchow take advantage of its busy deep-water port.

Examples

  • Older maps of China often use the name Kwangchow instead of Guangzhou.

  • The architecture of Kwangchow reflects both ancient traditions and modern influences.

  • I visited Kwangchow during my trip to China.

  • Have you ever been to Kwangchow?

  • Older maps of China often use the name Kwangchow instead of Guangzhou.

  • Many exporters in Kwangchow take advantage of its busy deep-water port.

  • The architecture of Kwangchow reflects both ancient traditions and modern influences.

Synonyms

Canton
vsKwangchow
  • Archaic
32 3.7

An old English name for Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in southern China

is an older spelling rather than a distinct historical English name
Guangzhou
vsKwangchow
6 5.2

A large city in southern China that is the capital of Guangdong and a busy port and trade center

is an older spelling rather than the current standard form
Kuangchou
vsKwangchow
  • Archaic
9.4

An old English spelling of Guangzhou, a large port city in southern China

is an older spelling choice rather than the modern name form

Surface Forms

Kwangchow main

Etymology

Kwangchow is an older English spelling of Guangzhou, the big port city in southern China. It comes from older ways of writing Chinese sounds into English, so when you see Kwangchow on an old map or in older texts it means the city we now call Guangzhou, once known to traders as 'Canton'.