Chao'an


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Chao'an,

 

Ch'ao-an,

or

Chaochow,

China: see ChaozhouChaozhou
or Chao'an
, city (1994 est. pop. 231,800), E Guangdong prov., China, on the Han River. It is a transportation and trade center in a fertile agricultural region, with textile and apparel, machinery, porcelain, and sugar-refining industries.
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