"Shant'ou" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 汕頭 /汕头 (Shàntóu), Wade–Giles romanization: Shan⁴-tʻou².",
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          "text": "Difficult broken country extends almost to the coast between Swatow (Shant’ou) on the south and Hangchow on the north, and this succession of barriers has tended to cut off southeast coastal China from the main body of the country.",
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          "text": "Most positions of leadership were in the hands of Hakkas and students from Shant’ou, since they were farthest away from home and consequently most willing to devote time to school activities.",
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          "ref": "1980, James Chan, “Modern Manufacturing Industries in Kuangtung”, in C. K. Leung, Norton Ginsburg, editors, China: Urbanization and National Development, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 220:",
          "text": "Canton is the regional primate city of Kuangtung. Its population of three million is ten times that of the second largest city, Shant'ou.",
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          "text": "Designated as the core of the southern forces were: the 5th Division, which was recalled from northern French Indochina to Shanghai, placed under the direct control of Imperial Headquarters, and, on October 12, ordered to “train primarily for landing operations” (Imperial Headquarters Army Order 467); the Imperial Guard Division, which was ordered on October 22 to assemble at Shant’ou (Swatow); the 48th Division, reorganized on October 22 from the Taiwan Mixed Brigade and ordered to advance to Hainan island; and the 18th Division at Canton.",
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