Wu

noun

ˈwü 

: a group of Chinese dialects spoken principally in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Wu

geographical name

ˈwü 

river 700 miles (1126 kilometers) long in central China rising in western Guizhou and flowing through Sichuan into the Chang (Yangtze) River