Hangzhou

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(häng′jō′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Hang•zhou  (häng′jō′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Zhejiang province, in E China, on Hangzhou Bay. 1,100,000.
Also, Hangchow. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hangzhou / ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ/, Hangchow
  1. a port in E China, capital of Zhejiang province, on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea), at the foot of the Eye of Heaven Mountains: regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world; seat of two universities (1927, 1959). Pop: 1 955 000 (2005 est)
'Hangzhou' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Grand Canal - Hangchow - Hangchow Bay - Hangzhou Bay - Ningbo - Zhejiang

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