Shantung
noun
Shantung
American
[shan-tuhng, shan-tuhng, shahn-doong]
/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ, ˈʃæn tʌŋ, ˈʃɑnˈdʊŋ /
shantung
1
British
/ ˌʃænˈtʌŋ /
noun
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a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface
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a cotton or rayon imitation of this
Shantung
2
British
/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of shantung
C19: so called because it was first imported to Britain from Shantung in China
Example Sentences
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To a considerable extent in both the US and the EC, consumer income will depend on the lowest wage a laborer in Shantung Province will accept.
From Economist • May 30, 2012
You point out quite correctly that the labor practices in Shantung Province will continue to undercut our workplace.
From Economist • May 30, 2012
In Shantung the rivers I and Shu, tributaries of the great Yellow River, overflowed their banks, submerged millions of acres, destroyed the homes and farmlands of hundreds of thousands of peasants.
From Time Magazine Archive
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's armies swept through strategic, Communist-infested Shantung province and captured the vital port of Chefoo.
From Time Magazine Archive
The swan-feather sword he wrested from this monster can be seen in the Wentung County Armory in Shantung today.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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