shantung
/shan-tuhng or, for 2, shan-tuhng; for 1 also Chinese shahn-doong/US // ˈʃænˈtʌŋ or, for 2, ˈʃæn tʌŋ; for 1 also Chinese ˈʃɑnˈdʊŋ //UK // (ˌʃænˈtʌŋ) //
山东省,山东
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Shandong.
- : Textiles. a heavy pongee.Compare tussah. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton.
Examples
Best of all is the inspiration of mission meeting, with its glad, good news from Shantung Province.
German protectorate on the east coast of the Chinese province of Shantung.
We were not doing much to save China from being Shantung-ed.
Shantung therefore became virtually a Japanese possession, though America at Washington has insisted upon its restitution.
In that case, we may perhaps expect that in the end China will acquire complete control of the Shantung railway.
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