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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Amoy

old name for the island of southeastern China, now known as Xiamen. From 1851 as the name of a dialect of Chinese.

Wikipedia
Amoy (disambiguation)

Xiamen, or Amoy, is a city on the southeast coast of China.

Amoy may also refer to:

  • Amoy dialect, a dialect of Hokkien Chinese, which is part of the Southern Min group of Chinese dialects
  • Amoy Food, a manufacturer of sauces, condiments and processed foods
  • Amoy Properties, now Hang Lung Properties, a property developer in Hong Kong

Usage examples of "amoy".

The ready-for-delivery gas is kept in rockets ready to use at the Amoy Naval Base, maybe two hundred miles south of Fuching.

One is near Fuching here, and the other one either up thirty miles north at Foochow or down at Amoy airfield.

When they came to their point of departure a mile off the Amoy harbor, the sub came up to periscope depth and the captain checked all around.

Saturday, May 16 2312 hours Near Amoy, China Taiwan Strait Jaybird Sterling was not claustrophobic.

Sunday, May 17 0052 hours Naval yards Amoy, China Four SEALS dove behind heavy wooden boxes to avoid the rounds from the two Chinese soldiers ahead.

Sunday, May 17 0218 hours Missile assembly building Amoy, China It took the SEALS five minutes to find any hint of a basement.

Sunday, May 17 0313 hours China countryside Near Amoy, China As the SEALS bailed out of the six-by-six they saw a rocket coming.

Sunday, May 17 0353 hours Near the coast Amoy, China The Chinese paratroops above began firing automatic weapons, but they were at a terrible disadvantage.

Sunday, May 17 0513 hours Hills near coast Amoy, China Murdock checked his watch and then the sky to the east.

Sunday, May 17 0824 hours Old mine tunnel Near Amoy, China Murdock had sat at the mouth of the mine tunnel and watched day come to China.

Sunday, May 17 1520 hours Old mine tunnel Near Amoy, China The two sleek SU-27 jet fighters made one more low pass over the valley as if they were trying to see how low they could come to the ground, then pulled up and vanished.

You can also see two warships that would deliver the poison gas missiles are sunk in the mud in Amoy harbor.

Monday, May 18 0100 hours Sharp cliff Near Amoy, China The SEALS kept hiking down the hill beside the sharp cliff.

Monday, May 18 0210 hours Coast road South of Amoy, China Murdock moved his troops into a dry irrigation ditch three feet deep that ran alongside the roadway.

Monday, May 18 0427 hours Coast road South of Amoy, China Holt gave a muffled cheer.