Kiaochow

British  

/ ˈkjaʊˈtʃaʊ /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jiaozhou

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Example Sentences

The Germans seized Kiaochow Bay and created a naval base there; they also acquired railway and mining rights in Shantung, which, by the Treaty of Versailles, passed to Japan in accordance with the Fourteen Points.

From The Problem of China by Russell, Bertrand

It seems only the other day that Prince Henry was here for the special purpose of donating this mark of the personal esteem of the Kaiser after the Kiaochow affair.

From Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)

Yes or no, does Kiaochow, whose population is exclusively Chinese, form an integral part of the Chinese state?

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Her lease of the territory of Kiaochow Bay brings her into contact with us, and her ambition to exploit the coal-mines of Shantung lends her a community of interest with us.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop

Great, indeed, as is this mistake, it would be extremely difficult to correct it, as the mischief has already been done, except by the actual restoration of Kiaochow.

From Japan and the California Problem by Iyenaga, Toyokichi