[Chin. gwahng-joh] 
[kan-ton, kan-ton for 1; kan-tn for 2–5] | 1. | Also called Kwangchow, Guangzhou, Kuangchou. Older Spelling. a seaport in and the capital of Guangdong province, in SE China, on the Zhu Jiang. 3,000,000. |
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| 3. | a city in E Massachusetts. 18,182. |
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| Guang·zhou (gwäng'jō') A city of southern China on a delta near the South China Sea. The capital of Guangdong province, it became a treaty port open to foreign trade after the Opium War (1839-1842). Population: 4,150,000. |
City in southern China; a transportation, industrial, financial, and trade center of southern China; a major deep-water port.
Note: Guangzhou was the first Chinese port regularly used for trade, especially following the Opium War (1839–1842), and was the seat of the revolutionary movement under Sun Yat-sen in 1911.
Note: It was formerly called Canton.
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