"Black Ditch" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: A calque of Hokkien 烏水溝/乌水沟 (O͘-chúi-kau, literally “black ditch”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|nan-hbl|烏水溝|lit=black ditch|nocap=1|tr=O͘-chúi-kau}} calque of Hokkien 烏水溝/乌水沟 (O͘-chúi-kau, literally “black ditch”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Black Ditch}} Black Ditch
  1. (dated) Synonym of Taiwan Strait. Wikipedia link: Black Ditch Tags: dated Categories (place): Straits Synonyms: Taiwan Strait [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Black_Ditch-en-name-pcxXhizm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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