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Meaning of "Kwangtung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KWANGTUNG

Kwangtung  [ˈkwæŋˈtʊŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KWANGTUNG

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kwangtung is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KWANGTUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kwangtung

Guangdong

Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. Guangdong is also known as Canton or Kwangtung in English. It surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year; the total population is 104,303,132 as of 2010 census, accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China's population. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China. Since 1989 Guangdong has topped the total GDP rankings among all provincial-level divisions, with Jiangsu and Shandong second and third in rank. According to state statistics, Guangdong's GDP in 2011 reached CNY 5,267 billion, or USD 815.53 billion, making its economy roughly the same size as Netherlands. Furthermore, its 2011 nominal GDP is well over half of India's using 2012 exchange rates. Guangdong has the fourth highest GDP per capita among all provinces of mainland China, after Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Liaoning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KWANGTUNG


Antung
ˈænˈtʊŋ
Belitung
bɪˈliːtʊŋ
Butung
ˈbuːtʊŋ
Gleichschaltung
ˈɡlaɪkˌʃæltʊŋ
Kuan-tung
ˌkwænˈtʊŋ
Tan-tung
ˈtænˈtʊŋ
Teloekbetoeng
təˌlʊkbəˈtʊŋ
Telukbetung
təˌlʊkbəˈtʊŋ
Xuan-tong
ˈʃwɑːnˈtʊŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KWANGTUNG

Kwa
kwacha
kwaito
Kwajalein
Kwakiutl
Kwan Yin
Kwangchow
Kwangchowan
Kwangju
Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region
Kwantung Leased Territory
kwanza
Kwanzaa
Kwara
kwashiorkor
KwaZulu
KwaZulu-Natal
Kwedien
Kweichow
Kweilin

WORDS THAT END LIKE KWANGTUNG

Bandung
bee-stung
bung
clung
dung
flung
hung
Jung
lung
Mao Tse-tung
Nantung
rung
shantung
sprung
strung
stung
sung
unstung
with young
young

Synonyms and antonyms of Kwangtung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kwangtung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KWANGTUNG

Find out the translation of Kwangtung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kwangtung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kwangtung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

广东
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kwangtung
570 millions of speakers

English

Kwangtung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kwangtung
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوانتونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Квантунская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kwangtung
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোয়াংতুঙ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kouangtong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kwangtung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kwangtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カントン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Kwangtung
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kwangtung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Quảng Đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kwangtung
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Kwangtung
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kvantung
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kwangtung
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kwangtung
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Квантунская
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kwangtung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kwangtung
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kwangtung
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kwangtung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kwangtung
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kwangtung

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KWANGTUNG»

The term «Kwangtung» is normally little used and occupies the 110.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KWANGTUNG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kwangtung

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KWANGTUNG»

Discover the use of Kwangtung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kwangtung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chinese Recorder Index: A Guide to Christian Missions in ...
Kwangtung , Fumen LMS MMSC RMS Kwangtung , Ha i f eng ChCC Kwangtung , Ha i k ' ou CMS Kwangtung, Hainan Island ABS ARM BaselMS BFBS CEC ChCC ChFCh CLS CMS PresCC Kwangtung, Hengshui LMS Kwangtung, Ho au  ...
Kathleen L. Lodwick, 1986
2
Agricultural Development in China, 1368-1968
Ch'i-yang hsien chih (1870 edition) (Hunan). Chia-ying hsien chih (1898 edition) (Kwangtung). Chiang-shan hsien chih (1873 edition) (Chekiang). Chiang-yin hsien chih (1640 edition) (Kiangsu). Chiang-yin hsien chih (1744 edition) ( Kiangsu) ...
Dwight H. Perkins, 2013
3
Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Kwangtung & ...
Hsu & Chiang — Geology along Hsi Chiang, Kwangtung 39 The dark red felsite at the basis overlies unconformably the shale and sandstone of Lungshan Series . It is succeeded by massive agglomerates and conglomerates of a great ...
Liang Guang di zhi diao cha suo, Liang Guang di zhi diao cha suo (China), 1932
4
The Japanese Army 1931-45 (2): 1942-45
From February 1944 the Kwangtung Army had seen 12 of its divisions transferred , including its 2nd Armd Div which was sent to the Philippines. ... At the same time most of the Kwangtung Army's airpower was transferred to the Philippines.
Philip S. Jowett, 2002
5
Prescriptions for Saving China
Recently, the troops of Kwangtung province have brought much credit upon themselves. During the campaigns for Nanking and Soochow, their victories won them respect, and those in Hsiichow have been urged by the residents to stay on  ...
Yat-sen Sun, Julie Lee Wei, Ramon Hawley Myers
6
China in Disintegration
P'eng P'ai, son of a landlord and evidently among the first members of the Communist Party, persuaded the peasants in his home district of Haifeng in Kwangtung Province to organize in order to protect their interests. By the beginning of 1923, ...
James E. Sheridan, 2008
7
China's nation- building effort, 1927-1937
Canton then stayed on the small money basis. When silver was nationalized in November 1935, Kwangtung Province acted independently, making local notes legal tender and requiring silver to be turned over for notes. On the basis of 1.20  ...
Arthur Nichols Young, 1971
8
Strangers at the Gate
Kwangtung. and. theTaiping. Rebellion. Since the sacred traditions of our ancestors have fallen into oblivion, Heaven has abandoned us. Those who watch attentively the march and progress of events, those who observe how great is the  ...
Frederic E. Wakeman
9
Run for the Mountains
The delivery point was explained as just three kilometers out of Chiang Mai and a point one kilometer before the Kwangtung men would reach the opium consignment, a lone man was to stop their jeep and inspect to see that they carried gold.
Gordon Young, 2011
10
Studies on the Population of China, 1368-1953
Lan Ting-yuan (1680-1733), who put down the 1721 revolt in Formosa, said: The people of Ch'ao-chou and Hui-chou prefectures of Kwangtung who come to Formosa as agricultural laborers are called k'e-tzu (literally "guest people").
Bingdi He, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KWANGTUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kwangtung is used in the context of the following news items.
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China publishes Japanese war command of germ warfare
The command was signed by Yoshijirō Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Kwangtung Army, on July 25, 1940. (Photo/Xinhua). «ecns, Jul 15»
2
Federation reaches out to smaller Chinese clans
... Sunday Times that the federation held its first recruitment talk last month with Kwangtung Hui Kuan, the main body for clans from Guangdong. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
3
Semantic Warfare: Words as Guided Missiles
Former artillery officer and counterinsurgency war criminal in the Japanese Kwangtung Army–a rolling atrocity machine unto itself–Takaki ... «CounterPunch, May 15»
4
'Young guy' leaves trail of fake RM100 notes in coffee shop at …
MIRI: At least four RM100 forged notes were found to be circulated in a coffee shop at Kwangtung Road here on Wednesday morning. «The Borneo Post, May 15»
5
'Raise the bar on safety at Kapit terminal'
MBKS urged to ensure assessment bills delivered on time · 'Young guy' leaves trail of fake RM100 notes in coffee shop at Kwangtung Road →. «The Borneo Post, May 15»
6
Discount of 50 pct for parking fines paid up by May 31 — MCC
Payment can be made at One Stop Centre payment counter, Miri City Council Multi-Storey Car Parks Building in Jalan Kwangtung. «The Borneo Post, Apr 15»
7
Nearly $9 Mil. for Rare Asian Coins at Stack's Bowers and Ponterio …
Kwangtung. 3 Mace 6 ½ Candareens (50 Cents), ND (1889). PCGS MS-61 Secure Holder. Realized $53,775. Lot 11337. CHINA. Kweichow. «CoinWeek, Apr 15»
8
Impressive Rarities Set to Cross the Auction Block in Stack's Bowers …
What is often referred to as “the first Dragon Dollar of China,” the circa 1889 7 Mace 3 Candareens piece of Kwangtung, will appear as lot ... «CoinWeek, Mar 15»
9
The Forsaken And The Damned — by Elizabeth Revill
... within the southern border of Kwangtung at a place called Siu Laam. They loosened and hoed the sprouting weeds in between the bushes to ... «2paragraphs.com, Feb 15»
10
Our families, our histories
He was born in China and arrived from Canton (Kwangtung) between 1910 and 1920. Unlike Pack Fan, he wasn't indentured, but was part of a ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kwangtung [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kwangtung>. Apr 2024 ».
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