Foochow
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Foochow is an older English romanization of the name of Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province in southeastern China.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exonym
ⓘ
former romanization ⓘ |
| appliesTo | capital city of Fujian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian missions in Fujian
ⓘ
Fuzhou as a treaty port ⓘ Fuzhou dialect ⓘ Min Dong language ⓘ |
| category |
Historical English names for Chinese cities
ⓘ
Romanization of Chinese place names ⓘ |
| etymologicallyDerivedFrom | local pronunciation of Fuzhou ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Foo Chow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foo-chow NERFINISHED ⓘ Foochow-fu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fujian Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern China ⓘ |
| refersTo | Fuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationOf |
Fuzhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
福州 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCommonUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAsNameOf |
Foochow dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foochowese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
capital of Fujian Province
ⓘ
name of a city ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Western maps
ⓘ
historical English texts ⓘ missionary literature ⓘ treaty port records ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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