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Sungkiang

British  
/ -kaɪˈæŋ, ˈsʊŋˈkjæŋ /

noun

  1. a former province of NE China: now part of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to Japanese authorities, Chinese were transporting cement and barbed wire to Sungkiang for the construction of defense works.

From Time Magazine Archive

On his return to Sungkiang, Major Gordon devoted himself to the thorough reorganisation of his force.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

The matter was dropped, however, because the hero of Sungkiang promptly swore that he was no longer an American citizen, as he had become a naturalised subject of the Chinese emperor!

From The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Crawford, Mary Caroline

Ward did not rest long from his campaigns, however, for we find that he was soon besieged in the city of Sungkiang with a few men.

From The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Crawford, Mary Caroline

Gathering a nondescript force of various nationalities, he recaptured the city of Sungkiang, and followed this up by such a series of successes that his little troop came to be known as the "Ever-victorious Army."

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John

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