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English
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization[1] of Mandarin 秦州 (Qínzhōu).
Proper noun
Tsinchow
- (historical) Former name of Tianshui, a major city in China's Gansu province
1907, Marshall Broomhall, editor, The Chinese Empire: A General & Missionary Survey, page 192:In some parts a woollen home-spun is manufactured, and the city of Tsinchow is famous for its beautifully carved walnut woodwork.
2004, Valerie Griffiths, “Inland Pioneers”, in Not Less than Everything, Monarch Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 88:Within weeks of their wedding they were heading back to Tianshui (Tsinchow) in Gansu. They were the first couple to move inland, and travelled to the north-west by boat, slowly hauled up the Han River with its rapids, carrying 18 boxes of books for Easton who was already in Tianshui alone.
- The Catholic diocese of southern Gansu, based in modern Tianshui
References
- ^ Index to the New Map of China (In English and Chinese)., Second edition, Shanghai: Far Eastern Geographical Establishment, 1915 March, →OCLC, page 93: “The romanisation adopted is […] that used by the Chinese Post Office. […] Tsinchow Kan 秦州 Kansu 甘肅 34.29N 105.34E”
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