Etymology

Cangzhou

Cang·zhou
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 滄州 /沧州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from滄州 /沧州
  2. English todayCangzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 滄州 /沧州 (Cāngzhōu).

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