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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of eastern China southwest of Shanghai at the head of Hangzhou Bay, an inlet of the East China Sea. The city was the capital of a 10th-century kingdom and of the Song Dynasty during the 12th and 13th centuries. It is now the capital of Zhejiang province.

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  • proper noun A large city in China, capital of Zhejiang province.

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  • noun a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world

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Examples

  • HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Construction worker Li Fuxing had been in the wealthy Chinese city of Hangzhou for less than a month when a falling beam smashed his knee, landing him with hospital bills equivalent to half a year's wages.

    unknown title 2009

  • Third-ranked Focused Phototics, based in Hangzhou, is an instrumentation manufacturer.

    China's Best 'Up-And-Coming' Businesses Russell Flannery 2010

  • We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

  • For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

  • For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

  • For most people, Hangzhou is not associated with youth culture.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

  • The wedding: The couple incorporated elements that reflect Wendy's culture, including a tea and wine ceremony, invitations featuring Wendy's drawing of a Chinese wedding character meaning "double happiness," and programs shaped as folding fans (an art for which her native Hangzhou is known).

    Nuptials: Wendy Zhang & Mac Hooks Post 2010

  • We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

  • My father, Hsue Chu Tsien (1915 – 1997), came from the "scholar-gentry" class in Hangzhou, China, where "Tsien" (now more commonly transliterated as Qian) is quite a common surname.

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • We have a variety of collaborations, for example with Taobao, which started in Hangzhou, for the barter exchange.

    A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010

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