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Ezhou

name
/ˌʌˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂州 (Èzhōu).

  1. borrowed from 鄂州

Definitions

  1. A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.

    • Tienlin said to me that in the district of Yochow and Ochow [Wuchang], the poor farmers as a rule raise only two sons and one daughter, and kill babies at birth beyond this number.
    • The neighboring city of Huanggang, which has a population of roughly 6 million, said it would join Wuhan’s quarantine from midnight on Thursday. The nearby city of Ezhou, home to 1 million people, has also shut down its railway stations.
    • The building, on the outskirts of Ezhou, a city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, is hailed as the world’s biggest free-standing pig farm, with a second, identical hog high-rise opening soon.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA