Qingdao
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Definitions
- 1 A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea.
"Tsing-tau was no longer defensible when surrendered to the Japanese, according to a correspondent of The Associated Press who was in Tsing-tau throughout the siege and arrived here tonight. His delay in reaching Peking was due to the Japanese holding him in Tsing-tau after its fall as a method of censorship."
Example
More examples"Tsing-tau was no longer defensible when surrendered to the Japanese, according to a correspondent of The Associated Press who was in Tsing-tau throughout the siege and arrived here tonight. His delay in reaching Peking was due to the Japanese holding him in Tsing-tau after its fall as a method of censorship."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青島 /靑島 /青岛 (Qīngdǎo).
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