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Chefoo

British  
/ ˈtʃiːˈfuː /

noun

  1. another name for Yantai

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The day after Pearl Harbour, Japanese troops marched into the Chefoo school and declared themselves in charge.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2015

But as a precaution, the couple sent their four children - Kathleen, James, Mary and John - to a school for foreigners in Chefoo on China's eastern coast in Shandong.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2015

The children stayed at Chefoo for a year, until the Japanese decided to turn it into a military base.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2015

Chefoo exports famed Shantung lace and most of the hairnets worn by U. S. women.

From Time Magazine Archive

He motioned to Mr. Chefoo to take his place in the stern, while he, grasping his long pole, took a similar position in the bow.

From The Red Miriok by Barnes, Anna M.

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