Antung

[ ahn-doong; English an-toong ]

nounWade-Giles.
  1. former name of Dandong.

  2. a former province of China, in Manchuria.

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How to use Antung in a sentence

  • This line goes from Haichow southward to Antung then inclining a little south to Hwaian.

  • The field post carried an immense amount of mail every day between Antung and the front.

    The North Pacific | Willis Boyd Allen
  • At Antung he remained until the hospital ship was ready to sail with its sad freight of torn, pierced, and mangled soldiers.

    The North Pacific | Willis Boyd Allen
  • The feint of a mock attack was aimed at Antung—and the enemy rose to the bait.

    The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for Antung

Antung

/ (ˈænˈtʊŋ) /


noun
  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Andong

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