# Tsinchow

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Former name of Tianshui, a major city in China's Gansu province
2. The Catholic diocese of southern Gansu, based in modern Tianshui

## Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 秦州 (Qínzhōu).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tsinchow