seaport in SE China, in the Zhu River delta; capital of Guangdong province: pop. 3,910,000
See Guangzhou in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gwängˈjōˈ) also Kwang·chow(kwängˈchōˈ) Formerly Can·ton(kănˈtŏnˌ, kănˌtŏnˈ)
A city of southern China on a delta near the South China Sea. The capital of Guangdong province, it became a treaty port open to foreign trade after the Opium War (1839-1842). Population: 4,150,000.