noun (n)

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  chou, chou dynasty, chow dynasty, zhou, zhou dynasty
  

  source: wordnet30
• informal terms for a meal(noun.food)

  Synonym:
  chuck, eats, grub
  

  source: wordnet30
• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China(noun.animal)

  Synonym:
  chow chow
  

  source: wordnet30
• A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a city, as in Foochow.(noun)

  source: webster1913