Pearl River
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Pearl River¹
Where it comes from
Calque of Chinese 珠江 (Zhū Jiāng, literally “pearl river”)
proper noun the Pearl River
- A major river in southern China. Pirates have of late become so bold and murderous in their attacks upon the small sailing craft found in the delta of the Pearl river, and the islands interjacent, as to arouse the Chinese government to take strong measures to suppress and disperse them.
Pearl River²
proper noun
- A river in Mississippi and Louisiana.
- A town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
- A census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York.
