Etymology

Amoy

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Today it means: Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China. Full definition →

Hokkien 廈門 /厦门
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from廈門 /厦门
  2. English todayAmoy

From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare Spanish Emuy.

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