cohong

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noun

A guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

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Meanings

nouncohong (plural cohongs)

plural cohongs · alternative gonghang

  1. historicalA guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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