Kiaochow

British  

/ ˈkjaʊˈtʃaʊ /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jiaozhou

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Example Sentences

The Germans seized Kiaochow Bay and created a naval base there; they also acquired railway and mining rights in Shantung, which, by the Treaty of Versailles, passed to Japan in accordance with the Fourteen Points.

From The Problem of China by Russell, Bertrand

The German stronghold of Kiaochow was promptly reduced, while Germany’s possessions in the Pacific Ocean north of the equator, the Caroline, Pelew, Marianne, and Marshall island-groups, were likewise occupied by Japanese forces.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop

Yes or no, was Kiaochow captured by the English and Japanese troops in 1914 with the sole object of destroying a dangerous naval base?

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

It is in the name of the welfare of the peoples, as well as in the name of justice, that we assert our right to take over Kiaochow.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

The only task that fell to their lot on land was that of capturing Kiaochow.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph