Amoy
Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in…Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
Examples
1 sentencesHealth workers in protective suits and masks continue to sift through evidence at the Amoy Gardens housing complex in Hong Kong.
Meaning
3 sensesThe Amoy dialect of the Hokkien language.
(dated)Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
(dated)The Hokkien language.
Origin
From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou HokkieFrom the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare Spanish Emuy.
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See also
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