Pang-pu

English

Map including PANG-PU (DMA, 1975)

Etymology

From Mandarin 蚌埠 (Bàngbù), Wade-Giles romanization: Pang⁴-pu⁴.

Proper noun

Pang-pu

1. Synonym of Bengbu
   • 1998, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia: Knowledge in Depth‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 172, 173:

     The regions of densest population are the tributaries and banks of the Huai above Pang-pu and the diked areas along the right bank of the Yangtze. […]
     There are four large towns—Ho-fei, the capital; Huai-nan; Pang-pu; and Wu-hu.

Further reading

• “Pang-pu”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.