"Kwang-chow" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kwang-chow
  1. Obsolete spelling of Guangzhou Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: Guangzhou
    Sense id: en-Kwang-chow-en-name-EolK-hcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "They insisted on changing the scheduled route suddenly and wanted to go to Kwang-chow [Canton].[…]\nOn the day the delegation visited the 20th Chinese Export Commodities Fair in Kwang-chow, they were informed by their guide that China had established trade relations with more than 120 countries and regions in the world and that over 6,000 visitors from more than 60 countries and regions had visited that Fair;",
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