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Hang·chow

 (hăng′chou′, häng′jō′)
See Hangzhou.
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Hangchow

n
(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Hangzhou
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Hang•zhou

or Hang•chow

(ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ)

n.
the capital of Zhejiang province, in E China, on Hangzhou Bay. 1,340,000.
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Noun1.Hangchow - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou BayHangchow - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
Hangzhou
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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