Jiaozhou

or Chiao·chou

[ jyou-joh ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in eastern China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.

Jiaozhou

/ ˈdʒjaʊˈdʒəʊ /

noun

1. a territory of NE China, in SE Shandong province, surrounding Jiaozhou Bay (an inlet of the Yellow Sea): leased to Germany from 1898 to 1914. Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)