See Xiamen1. |
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A city of southeast China east-northeast of Guangzhou on the Taiwan Strait. It was a treaty port following the Opium War (1839-1842). |
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n. The variety of Chinese spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian province in southeast China. Also called Xiamen. [After Amoy (Xiamen).] |
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