Chuzhou

Chu·zhou
C3H4U1Z10H4O1U1
/t͡ʃuːˈd͡ʒoʊ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

OriginMandarin 滁州 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ch'u-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

    Ms. Wu grew up in Chuzhou, a city of 200,000 set in the flat croplands of Anhui Province, in central China.

    2003 February 16, Chris Buckley, “Seeking the Missing, Chinese Find Hope Online”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, World

Origin

  1. Mandarin滁州
  2. EnglishChuzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 滁州 (Chúzhōu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 滁州
  • 滁州 (cyu⁴ zau¹)prefecture-level city in eastern China
Chinese Mandarin 滁州
  • 滁州 (Chúzhōu)prefecture-level city in eastern China
Cite this entry
APA

Chuzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chuzhou

MLA

“Chuzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chuzhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chuzhou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chuzhou.

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