- a variation of Guilin.
Kweilin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last week the Japanese did not drive directly into Kweilin; they circled it to the south.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chungking, desperately hoping to make Kweilin the Stalingrad of Free China, worked mightily to stave off disaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fruit stands in Canton, Kweilin and Nanning display little more than tangerines, apples and pomelos.
From Time Magazine Archive
That day, McAllister had flown over Kweilin as the last fighter strip was blown up by U.S. demolition men.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were thousands of hidden caves like that in and around Kweilin so secret that the people remained hidden even after the war ended.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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