Kwangchowan


[kwahng-choh-wahn, kwang-; Chinese gwahng-joh-wahn] /ˈkwɑŋˈtʃoʊˈwɑn, ˈkwæŋ-; Chinese ˈgwɑŋˈdʒoʊˈwɑn/

noun
1.
Older Spelling. .
/ˈkwæŋˈtʃaʊˈwɑːn/
noun
1.
a territory of SE China, in SW Kwantung province: leased to France as part of French Indochina from 1898 to 1945. Area: 842 sq km (325 sq miles)

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