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Taku

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Alaska and British Columbia.
  2. 2
    Dated form of Dagu. alt-of, dated

    "The success with which Yeh had for years disregarded the Nanking Treaty in.the South, naturally encouraged the Mandarins in the North to signalize their disregard of the Tientsin Treaty by their action at Taku (June 25, 1859) which permanently injured British prestige in China."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Tlingit Tʼaaḵu.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 大沽 (Dàgū).

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