Meaning of Yangtszepoo | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Yangtszepoo District Station.—An excellent site was obtained near the junction of Yangtszepoo and Lay Roads for this Station, and I hope that the building will be commenced and completed this year, as the number of fires in the Yangtszepoo distinct continues to prove that the Brigade cannot afford the necessary fire protection in this district from such a distance as the nearest Station, i.e. Hongkew.”

“Riley is the self-declared exclusive supplier of slot machines in Shanghai— from the Northern External Roads up by the Settlement’s border with Chinese Paoshan across to the Western Roads and out to semi-rural Hungjao; Yangtszepoo (‘Y’Poo’ to cops and Shanghailanders) to the far east of the Settlement’s borders down to Frenchtown; from the back-alley juke joints to the uptown parlours and gentlemen’s clubs.”

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