As proper nouns the difference between city and shantou

is that city is (uk) a popular shortened form of the city of london, the historic core of london where the roman settlement of londinium was established while shantou is a city in guangdong province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between guangdong and shantou

is that guangdong is a populous province in china, located on the southern coast while shantou is a city in guangdong province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between province and shantou

is that province is (british) northern ireland while shantou is a city in guangdong province, china.

As a noun province

is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; (canada) one of ten of canada's federated entities, recognized by the constitution and having a separate representative of the sovereign (compare territory).

As proper nouns the difference between jiangsu and xuzhou

is that jiangsu is a province in eastern china while xuzhou is a prefecture-level city in jiangsu province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between province and xuzhou

is that province is (british) northern ireland while xuzhou is a prefecture-level city in jiangsu province, china.

As a noun province

is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; (canada) one of ten of canada's federated entities, recognized by the constitution and having a separate representative of the sovereign (compare territory).

As a noun china

is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend).

As a proper noun xuzhou is

a prefecture-level city in jiangsu province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between city and datong

is that city is (uk) a popular shortened form of the city of london, the historic core of london where the roman settlement of londinium was established while datong is a city in shanxi province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between shanxi and datong

is that shanxi is a province in the northern part of the people's republic of china while datong is a city in shanxi province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between heilongjiang and qiqihar

is that heilongjiang is a province in northeastern china while qiqihar is a city in heilongjiang province, china.

As proper nouns the difference between province and qiqihar

is that province is (british) northern ireland while qiqihar is a city in heilongjiang province, china.

As a noun province

is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; (canada) one of ten of canada's federated entities, recognized by the constitution and having a separate representative of the sovereign (compare territory).