Yangzhou

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US/jæŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/US/jɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

“Yangzhou fried rice”

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Yang-chou · alternative Yangchow · alternative Yang Chow

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

    Yangzhou fried rice

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    Jiangsu Jinfangyuan manufactures machine tools for sheet metal processing, and is said to be the Chinese market leader for punching and bending machines. The company, which is based in Yangzhou, was privatized in 1997 and currently employs about 700 people. Sales reached about 70 million euros ($94.7 million) last year.

    2013 October 16, “Machine tool manufacturer Trumpf acquires Chinese rival JFY”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2021, Business

    The eastern city of Yangzhou, near Nanjing, was the latest local government to order residents to stay home after large-scale testing detected 40 new infections over the past day. The more than 1.3 million residents of Yangzhou's urban core are now confined to their homes, with each household allowed to send only one person outside per day to shop for necessities, the city government said Tuesday.

    2021 August 3, “China's Wuhan to test 'all residents' amid return of Covid-19”, in France 24, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2021, Asia / Pacific

    Jiang died of leukemia and multiple organ failure, Xinhua added. The politician, who was born in the eastern town of Yangzhou in 1926, was appointed secretary-general of the CCP in 1989.

    2022 November 30, “Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies aged 96”, in EFE, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023

    Synonyms: Hancheng, Guangling

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

Origin

  1. Mandarin揚州 /扬州
  2. EnglishYangzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 揚州 /扬州 (Yángzhōu).

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Translations

Arabic يَانْغْجُو, يَانْغْتْشُو
  • يَانْغْجُو (yanḡjū)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
  • يَانْغْتْشُو (yanḡtšū)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Chinese Cantonese 揚州 /扬州
  • 揚州 /扬州 (joeng⁴ zau¹)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Chinese Mandarin 揚州 /扬州
  • 揚州 /扬州 (Yángzhōu)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
German Yangzhou
  • Yangzhoua prefecture-level city in eastern China
Greek Γιανγκτσόου
  • Γιανγκτσόου (Giangktsóou)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Hungarian Jangcsou
  • Jangcsoua prefecture-level city in eastern China
Japanese 揚州
  • 揚州 (Yōshū)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Korean 양저우
  • 양저우 (Yangjeou)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Russian Янчжо́у
  • Янчжо́у (Jančžóu)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Vietnamese Dương Châu
  • Dương Châua prefecture-level city in eastern China

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Yangzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yangzhou

MLA

“Yangzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yangzhou. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yangzhou,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yangzhou.

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