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Jiaozhou

American  
[jyou-joh] / ˈdʒyaʊˈdʒoʊ /
(Older Spelling) Kiaochow or Chiaochou

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 British  
/ 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)

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Germany was given control of the Yellow River Valley to the north as well as the Shandong Peninsula and Jiaozhou Bay.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Jiaozhou, a city of 1 million in Shandong province, saw a 26% drop in the first six months.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022

Plans also exist to line Jiaozhou Bay with the kind of light industry – fisheries and biomedical research – that brandishes the ecology card.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2017

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