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Foo⋅chow

  [foo-chou; Chin. foo-joh]
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–noun
1. Older Spelling. Fuzhou.
2. Also called Northern Min. a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Foochow.
Compare Min.

Fu⋅zhou

  [fy-joh]
–noun Pinyin.
a seaport in and the capital of Fujian province, in SE China, opposite Taiwan. 900,000.
Also, Foochow.
Formerly, Minhow.
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Foo·chow   (fōō'jō', -chou')   
See Fuzhou.
Fu·zhou   (fōō'jō')   
A city of southeast China on the Min River delta. An ancient walled city, it was a treaty port following the Opium War (1839-1842). Fuzhou has been the capital of Fujian province since the tenth century. Population: 1,170,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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