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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Pottery | | Chinese term or phrase: 洲 | | What does this character mean? 洲 |
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| | French translation:FYI | Explanation:
a continent (such as Asia) OR a island of (sand) sediment in the middle of a river.
So the size and connotations can vary alot. If you have some contexts, it could help a little.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-20 16:38:31 GMT)
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correction: an island
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-05-20 16:39:52 GMT)
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In Hong Kong (or Guangdong province, in south China), 洲 is an island, whether or not it's situated in an river.
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Note added at 37 mins (2006-05-20 17:10:10 GMT)
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FYI:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=洲, island
Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPartial list of islands (excluding the Hong Kong Island itself) - and the district they belong to:. Centre Island (丫洲, Centre Island) - Tai Po ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_of_Hong_Kong - 58k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from en.wikipedia.org ]
福建省廣播影視集團新聞中心 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]As the homeland of Mazu媽祖, the sea Goddes, Meizhou湄洲Island is also the place ... Moreover, He had visited Meizhou湄洲Island four times to renovate Mazu ...
www.fjtv.net/tvnews/newdisplay.asp?tp=1&id=57186 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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世界最新疫區 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]阿塞拜疆azerbaijan. √. 洲. continent. 國家（或地區）. country ... 塔吉克 斯坦tajikistan. √. 泰國thailand. √. 洲. continent. 國家（或地區）. country ...
www.fllib.org.cn/fjyl3/QYYWTOGZSWK/ QYYHGGZSW/JYJYSW/WSJY/1001.htm - 386k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
Globalization - support Program on Integrated Humanities洲Continent. 日本Japan ... 洲Continent. 社區Neighbourhood. 1. 城市City. 0.59. 1. 省Province. 0.44. 0.60. 1. 國家Country. 0.28. 0.40. 0.48. 1. 洲Continent ...
www.cuhk.edu.hk/soc/courses/ih/globalization/ lect04/quantitative_skills/chi/table.htm - 137k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=洲, continent
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In French:
île OR continent
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Naikei Wong
Local time: 14:20
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5 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1
5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 FYI
Explanation:
a continent (such as Asia) OR a island of (sand) sediment in the middle of a river.
So the size and connotations can vary alot. If you have some contexts, it could help a little.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-20 16:38:31 GMT)
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correction: an island
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-05-20 16:39:52 GMT)
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In Hong Kong (or Guangdong province, in south China), 洲 is an island, whether or not it's situated in an river.
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Note added at 37 mins (2006-05-20 17:10:10 GMT)
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FYI:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=洲, island
Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPartial list of islands (excluding the Hong Kong Island itself) - and the district they belong to:. Centre Island (丫洲, Centre Island) - Tai Po ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_of_Hong_Kong - 58k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from en.wikipedia.org ]
福建省廣播影視集團新聞中心 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]As the homeland of Mazu媽祖, the sea Goddes, Meizhou湄洲Island is also the place ... Moreover, He had visited Meizhou湄洲Island four times to renovate Mazu ...
www.fjtv.net/tvnews/newdisplay.asp?tp=1&id=57186 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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世界最新疫區 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]阿塞拜疆azerbaijan. √. 洲. continent. 國家（或地區）. country ... 塔吉克 斯坦tajikistan. √. 泰國thailand. √. 洲. continent. 國家（或地區）. country ...
www.fllib.org.cn/fjyl3/QYYWTOGZSWK/ QYYHGGZSW/JYJYSW/WSJY/1001.htm - 386k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
Globalization - support Program on Integrated Humanities洲Continent. 日本Japan ... 洲Continent. 社區Neighbourhood. 1. 城市City. 0.59. 1. 省Province. 0.44. 0.60. 1. 國家Country. 0.28. 0.40. 0.48. 1. 洲Continent ...
www.cuhk.edu.hk/soc/courses/ih/globalization/ lect04/quantitative_skills/chi/table.htm - 137k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=洲, continent
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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-05-21 11:48:57 GMT)
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In French:
île OR continent
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Local time: 14:20
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