leizhou peninsula

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Definition of leizhou peninsula in English English dictionary

or Lei-chou Peninsula conventional Luichow Peninsula Peninsula off the southwestern coast of Guangdong province, southeastern China. Separated from Hainan Island by the Hainan Strait, it includes Kwangchowan, a territory leased by France from 1898 to 1945. Occupied by Japan in World War II, it was returned to Chinese control in 1946

Hyphenation

leizhou pen·in·su·la