- a variation of Tianjin.
Tientsin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The coin, which was created at the Chinese Central Mint in Tientsin, is missing from most of the significant collections of Chinese coins, according to the auction house.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2020
Born in China in 1911 in the hill town of Kuling, where his father worked as a missionary doctor, Peake grew up in Tientsin, a city some 70 miles from Beijing.
From BBC ● May 10, 2013
Mildred soon returned to Tientsin, leaving Susan—and, later, her younger sister, Judith—in the care of an Irish-American nanny, Rosie.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2000
Mildred and Jack Rosenblatt lived in China, in Tientsin, where Jack was a fur trader.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2000
But when the fifth day came, as we sailed closer toward the Tientsin gulf, the waters changed from muddy yellow to black and the boat began to rock and groan.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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