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amoy
Amoy (name) means an earlier name for Xiamen, a prefecture-level and subprovincial city in Fujian, southeastern China.
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An earlier name for Xiamen, a prefecture-level and subprovincial city in Fujian, southeastern China.
"Back in China, the American vice-consul in Amoy was one Le Gendre, married to Clara. His responsibilities lay in Amoy plus four other locations on Formosa (Taiwan) — Tamsui, Anping, Keelung and Takao."
— Bradley Winterton, Book review: ‘Puppet Flower’: the roots of modern Taiwan (2023)
"Files from the US consulate in Xiamen (Amoy) held by the US National Archives as microform material and digitized by TBMC include the consulate’s official dispatches to the US Department of State from 1844 to 1906."
— , Unlocking the Past: Digital Archives Illuminate Taiwan’s History (2023)
"Naming it for the city-state’s Fukienese people, who hailed from Amoy, China, the company wove in Chinese-themed detailing throughout the hotel."
— Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Hotel Review: Amoy Hotel in Singapore (2014)
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The name of the Hokkien dialect known as Amoy.
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The name for the Hokkien language.
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Etymology
Comes from the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou dialect of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Emuy.
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What is the meaning of amoy?
"amoy" (name) means an earlier name for Xiamen, a prefecture-level and subprovincial city in Fujian, southeastern China.
What is another word for amoy?
Other words for "amoy" include Hokkianese, Fukkianese, Fukien, Taiwanese, Min.
What are the different meanings of amoy?
"amoy" has 3 main meanings: 1. An earlier name for Xiamen, a prefecture-level and subprovincial city in Fujian, southeastern China; 2. The name of the Hokkien dialect known as Amoy; 3. The name for the Hokkien language.
