Te-chou

A form of Dezhou — A prefecture-level city of Shandong, China.

OriginMandarin 德州 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dezhou.

    The following day he was formally welcomed by the officials of Shantung province at Te-chou.

    1966, Jonathan D. Spence, Tsʻao Yin and the Kʻang-hsi Emperor; Bondservant and Master, Yale University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 126
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    North of Tsinan the Communist armies held Te-chou and blocked any hope of rail connections with Tientsin.

    1978, David D. Buck, Urban Change in China, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 197

    The imperial train arrived on November 22 at Te-chou, a city in western Shantung along the border of Chihli.

    1979, Silas H. L. Wu, Passage to Power: Kʻang-hsi and His Heir Apparent, 1661-1722, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 78

Origin

  1. Mandarin德州
  2. EnglishTe-chou

From Mandarin 德州 (Dézhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Tê²-chou¹.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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