Kweilin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Like the great U.S. base at Kweilin, built by the hand labor of thousands of Chinese, Tanchuk was scorched by Chennault's airmen before they left it.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sign outside the chief bookstore in the city of Kweilin advertises a ten-volume set of The Book of History, a newly rehabilitated Confucian classic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, instead of continuing directly south toward Canton, they flung 120,000 troops southwest along the spur line toward Kweilin.
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
When letters could be openly exchanged between China and the United States, she wrote immediately to old friends in Shanghai and Kweilin.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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