English Explanatory Dictionary

Laizhou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Yantai Prefecture in Shandong, China.

Word forms

Laizhou Laichow Lai-chou

Etymology

An atonal variant of the pinyin romanization Láizhōu, from the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 萊州 /莱州 (Láizhōu, “Goosefoot Prefecture”) from its status as the seat of that former prefecture's government.

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