Danzhou

Dan·zhou
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/dɑnˈd͡ʒoʊ//dæn-/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Hainan, China.

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TamchiuTamchow
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tan-chou

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

    A tornado has swept through Hainan island in southern China, killing eight people and injuring two others. The official Xinhua News Agency said the tornado struck Nada town in Danzhou city early Thursday morning.

    2019 August 29, “Tornado kills 8 on China’s Hainan island”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2022
    1 more example

    Ocean Flower Island, an Evergrande project off the coast of Danzhou in China's Hainan province.[…] Trading of China Evergrande Group shares was suspended Monday following reports from local media that the Danzhou government had ordered the removal within 10 days of 39 apartment blocks on an artificial island in the seaside city after ruling that previous approvals were not valid.

    2022 January 4, Christian Shepherd, Alicia Chen, “China Evergrande’s $300 billion cash crunch is deepened by demolition order”, in The New York Times (Asia section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022

    Synonyms: Tamchiu, Tamchow

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city of Hainan, China.

Similar
TamchiuTamchow

Origin

  1. Mandarin儋州
  2. EnglishDanzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 儋州 (Dānzhōu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 儋州
  • 儋州 (daam¹ zau¹)city in Hainan, China
Chinese Mandarin 儋州
  • 儋州 (Dānzhōu)city in Hainan, China
Cite this entry
APA

Danzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzhou

MLA

“Danzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzhou. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danzhou,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzhou.

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