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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern China southwest of Shanghai at the head of Hangzhou Bay, an inlet of the East China Sea. The city was the capital of a 10th-century kingdom and of the Song Dynasty during the 12th and 13th centuries. It is now the capital of Zhejiang province.
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- proper noun A large city in
China , capital ofZhejiang province.
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- noun a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
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HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Construction worker Li Fuxing had been in the wealthy Chinese city of Hangzhou for less than a month when a falling beam smashed his knee, landing him with hospital bills equivalent to half a year's wages.
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Third-ranked Focused Phototics, based in Hangzhou, is an instrumentation manufacturer.
China's Best 'Up-And-Coming' Businesses Russell Flannery 2010
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We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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The wedding: The couple incorporated elements that reflect Wendy's culture, including a tea and wine ceremony, invitations featuring Wendy's drawing of a Chinese wedding character meaning "double happiness," and programs shaped as folding fans (an art for which her native Hangzhou is known).
Nuptials: Wendy Zhang & Mac Hooks Post 2010
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We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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My father, Hsue Chu Tsien (1915 – 1997), came from the "scholar-gentry" class in Hangzhou, China, where "Tsien" (now more commonly transliterated as Qian) is quite a common surname.
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We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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