Hwang Ho


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Hwang Ho

(ˈwæŋ ˈhəʊ)
n
(Placename) a former transliteration of the Chinese name for Yellow River
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Huang He

(ˈʰwɑŋ ˈhœ)

also Hwang Ho


n.
a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 mi. (4510 km) long.
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Noun1.Hwang Ho - a major river of Asia in northern ChinaHwang Ho - a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
Huang He, Yellow River
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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