Chin-chou

From Mandarin 錦州／锦州 (Jǐnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chin³-chou¹.[1]

Chin-chou

1. Alternative form of Jinzhou
   • 1908, The Official History of the Russo-Japanese War‎, volume II, OCLC 12427556, page 8:

     This spot, chosen from the chart, had not been reconnoitred in peace time, and to have done so after the opening of hostilities would have attracted the attention of the Russians, who had a force only some eighteen miles distant at Pu-lan-tien, and another at Chin-chou about twenty-five miles from Yen-tai Bay.

   • 1911, N. A. Tretyakov, A. C. Alford, transl.; F. Nolan Baker, editor, My Experiences at Nan Shan and Port Arthur‎, London: Hugh Rees, Ltd., OCLC 3007562, pages 6-7:

     All this made the situation of the regiment a very difficult one, the more so, as the enemy was free to effect a landing between Chin-chou and Port Arthur, and cut us off from the fortress.

• “Chin-chou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

From Mandarin Chinese 秦州 (Qinzhou) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin²-chou¹.

Chin-chou

1. Alternative form of Qinzhou