1. Amoy - Noun
2. Amoy - Proper noun
any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
Source: WordNetFollowing the Manchu advance on Fujian, Koxinga retreated from his stronghold in Amoy ( Xiamen ) and besieged Taiwan in the hope of establishing a strategic base to marshal his troops to retake his base at Amoy. Source: Internet
Heinz produces oriental foods sold under the Amoy brand, used under license from Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Tokyo, Japan. Source: Internet
Formerly known as Amoy, Xiamen was one of the earliest treaty ports opened to foreigners in 1842 by the signing of the Nanjing Treaty just after the first ‘Opium War’ with Britain. Source: Internet
While Amoy was an exit port, most of the Chinese who migrated outside the region came from the Yueyang and Fujian but Ygua was really a native of Amoy. Source: Internet
A copy of Barclay’s Amoy translation, opened to the Proverbs. Source: Internet