Wuchang

[ woo-chahng ]

noun
  1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.

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How to use Wuchang in a sentence

  • In 1879 the Bishop went up the river to Wuchang, and began the translation of the Apocrypha.

    Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ | Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
  • Probably, of all the hundreds of foreign tea-men who visited Hankow, barely one or two had been across the river to Wuchang.

    Intimate China | Mrs. Archibald Little
  • But at Wuchang the serpent and tortoise are very plainly visible.

    Intimate China | Mrs. Archibald Little
  • Wuhan signifies the three cities of Wuchang, Hankow, and Hanyang.

  • As soon as the revolt started at Wuchang the troops all over the country joined in the movement to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty.

    The Fight For The Republic in China | Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale

British Dictionary definitions for Wuchang

Wuchang

Wu-ch'ang

/ (ˈwuːˈtʃæŋ) /


noun
  1. a former city of E central China: now a part of Wuhan

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