Chefoo

/ (ˈtʃiːˈfuː) /

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noun

another name for Yantai

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Words nearby Chefoo

Cheever, chef, chef de cuisine, chef-d'oeuvre, cheffy, Chefoo, chef's knife, chef's salad, Che Guevara, cheilalgia, cheilectomy

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How to use Chefoo in a sentence

As it was useless to attempt to reach Chefoo under sail alone, steam was got up, and we managed to make the harbour on June 6th.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
But at last it was learned that he had sneaked aboard of a transport filled with wounded soldiers and bound for Chefoo.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer
As soon as Chefoo was reached he disappeared, and that was the last seen or heard of him for some time.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer
Yet take Chefoo, the very place thus pointed out, and what do you find there?
Intimate China|Mrs. Archibald Little

Many Europeans came in contact with him whilst at Chefoo, and all seem to have been most favourably impressed by him.
Intimate China|Mrs. Archibald Little