Associations to the word «Hangzhou»

Wiktionary

HANGZHOU, proper noun. (geography) A city in eastern China, a former imperial capital and the present capital of Zhejiang province.
HANGZHOU, proper noun. (geography) The adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo.

Dictionary definition

HANGZHOU, noun. A city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world.

Wise words

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