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Kiaochow

British  
/ ˈkjaʊˈtʃaʊ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jiaozhou

"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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A highway connects it with the Yellow river, and it is joined by a railway 280 m. long to Kiaochow.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

Her lease of the territory of Kiaochow Bay brings her into contact with us, and her ambition to exploit the coal-mines of Shantung lends her a community of interest with us.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop

Yes or no, was Kiaochow captured by the English and Japanese troops in 1914 with the sole object of destroying a dangerous naval base?

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Yes or no, was Kiaochow a German possession in the year 1914?

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Yes or no, does Kiaochow, whose population is exclusively Chinese, form an integral part of the Chinese state?

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

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