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Wen⋅zhou

  [wœn-joh]
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–noun Pinyin.
a seaport in SE Zhejiang province, in E China. 250,000.
Also, Wenchou, Wenchow.
Formerly, Yongjia.
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Wen·zhou   (wŭn'jō')   
A city of eastern China near the East China Sea south of Shanghai. Founded in the fourth century A.D., it was opened to foreign trade in 1876. Population: 563,000.
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Wenzhou

city and port, southeastern Zhejiang sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated on the south bank of the Ou River, some 19 miles (30 km) from its mouth. The estuary of the Ou River is much obstructed by small islands and mudbanks, but the port is accessible by ships of up to about 1,000 tons. The Ou long provided the main transport artery for the mountainous southeastern section of Zhejiang.

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