Tsinan

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Jinan (city in Shandong Province, China) alt-of, alternative

    "It is only a slight exaggeration to say that they "took" the Chinese Tsinan before they took the German Tsing-tao....When the Japanese consul at Tsinan was visited by Chinese officials in protest against these illegal arrests, the consul disclaimed all jurisdiction."

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tsinanfu

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"It is only a slight exaggeration to say that they "took" the Chinese Tsinan before they took the German Tsing-tao....When the Japanese consul at Tsinan was visited by Chinese officials in protest against these illegal arrests, the consul disclaimed all jurisdiction."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán).

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