Antung
[ ahn-doong; English an-toong ]
/ ˈɑnˈdʊŋ; English ænˈtʊŋ /
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noun Wade-Giles.
former name of Dandong.
a former province of China, in Manchuria.
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Example sentences from the Web for Antung
This line goes from Haichow southward to Antung then inclining a little south to Hwaian.
The International Development of China|Sun Yat-senThe field post carried an immense amount of mail every day between Antung and the front.
The North Pacific|Willis Boyd AllenAt 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 AllenThe 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
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