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Chefoo

British  
/ ˈtʃiːˈfuː /

noun

  1. another name for Yantai

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Life in the new camp was more difficult than in Chefoo.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2015

Mary praised Chefoo School's teachers who turned problems into games.

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

Born 60 years ago of U.S. missionary parents in the Chinese coastal city of Chefoo, Robert McCann considered China his home.

From Time Magazine Archive

The captain of the Naniwa offered to send me on board an English ship, or convey me to Chefoo, but I thought I would see the match out—the end was not far off.

From In the Yellow Sea by Frith, Henry